hunters. more than a million of you have logged on to our website to read them. what we've gotten him to reveal, a brand new clue once a month starting today. so your journey for your treasure begins this morning. >> it's going to get crowded in new mexico after that, no question. and so many people fascinated by last month's westminster dog show. now a serious side of that. a mystery tied to one of the dogs that competed. it's been found dead. there are some starting claims about poisoning. coming up, that dog's owner speaks out. let us start with today's sequester deadline and the battle between the white house and bob woodward. kristen welker is in washington. good morning to you. >> reporter: matt, good morning to you. that fight between the white house and bob woodward has been brewing all week. it really started last sunday, when woodward wrote an op-ed, saying that president obama moved the goalpost in the sequester fight, at first saying tax increases should be off the

table and now asking for new revenue. woodward says the white house is trying to shut him down. the white house says that's just not true. now the exchange is becoming heated. veteran journalist bob woodward isn't backing down in his criticism of the obama white house. on fox news thursday night, woodward again described a testy phone call last month with the president's economic adviser, gene sperling. >> it was a half hour in which he was shouting at me. >> reporter: all week, woodward has complained that sperling crossed the line, in suggesting via e-mail that woodward would regret reporting that president obama moved the goalpost in the sequester fight. >> he said that i'm going to regret, you know, that's -- that's -- that goes into the coded, you know, you better watch out. >> reporter: the white house denies there was any kind of threat thursday, pointing to a leaked e-mail that sperling sent

to woodward after they talked. quote, i apologize for raising my voice in our conversation today, but as a friend, i think you will regret staking out that claim. >> the fact of the matter is there was an accusation that gene had been threatening. i think everybody who knows gene knows that's hard to believe. >> reporter: a washington sideshow, as the sequester, those $85 billion in cuts takes effect. today, congressional leaders meet with president obama at the white house, but it may be too little, too late, with both sides dug in. >> we want solutions. republicans want sequestration. >> they haven't passed a plan. it's time for them to pass a plan. >> reporter: house members headed out of town thursday as the senate voted on two last-minute alternative plans. both failed. the senate chaplain, tailoring his prayer, seeming to ask for an end to the gridlock. >> god, and save us from ourselves. >> reporter: while it's technically too late to shut off the sequester, president obama

and congressional leaders will try to get on a path toward finding a solution as quickly as possible when they meet later today. one important point, matt, many of those disruptions, like worker furloughs, don't officially go into effect for about a month. >> kristen welker at the white house, thank you very much. bob woodward is with us exclusively now. good morning. how are you doing? >> good morning, matt. how are you? >> i'm fine, thank you. these high-energy, high octane moments happen all the time between officials and the people who cover them. you felt the heat before. why did you go public with this one? >> i didn't go public. politico came and asked me in a long hour interview about how i decided and what the interactions was to write that op-ed piece, calling the obama administration out, pointing out how the president had said congress was the one that

proposed the sequestration, these automatic spending cuts. it turns out that's not true. the white house has finally acknowledged that. they made a deal in 2011 that they wouldn't have to go back and negotiate with the republicans on the borrowing limit and they moved the goalpost on this. so that's the substance. >> and gene sperling's take on this, and your position on it was that you're wrong in staking out that position. >> no, he's not. he's not disputing the facts. if you read the e-mail, he said we're just not going to see eye to eye on this. >> right. i do truly believe you should rethink your comment about saying the potus, president of the united states, asking for revenues, is moving the goalpost. i know you may not believe this, but as a friend -- those are very key words -- i think you will refwret stakieregret staki

claim. >> i've done this for 40 years, matt, had lots of contentious moments with the white house. i never said this was a threat. people can read. it was pointed out that this is a sideshow, which it is. and this is the old trick in the book of making the press or some confrontation with the press the issue rather than what the white house has done here. and there is even the larger issue of these automatic spending cuts, which actually make no sense, as everyone has said. the president is running around the country, saying it's going to bring a human toll to all kinds of people who will lose their jobs and so forth. he is the one who started it. he is the one who proposed it. people need to know that. and that's what the white house is trying to avoid discussion about, quoit frankly. >> in terms of the exchange then, we can agree, no real

harm, no real foul. let's ask the bigger question. what does the fact that these two sides are still pointing fingers at each other even as the sequester kicks in tonight at 11:59 or so, what does it tell us about the dynamic we're going to see between this white house and republican leaders in congress over the next four years? >> that's the question. and if you look at these automatic spending cuts, $85 billion, these are in the accounts like department of defense, some of the domestic programs. they don't even really touch the entitlement programs, medicare, medicaid, social security that everyone, including the president -- when i talked to the president over the summer for the book, he said it is that we get some control on spending over these entitlement programs, but this sequester really doesn't touch them. we have got a level of

dysfunction within the dysfunction. they can't talk. now there is some -- like i can share with you some news about this. they certainly aren't going to solve it when they meet today, as i understand, but some senators like lindsey graham have proposed going back, accepting new revenue under tax reform. they're going to give the white house some things that are very dear to the president, quite likely. whether this takes hold, whether this becomes a real solution to the problem, we don't know. but at least it's a start. >> a step in the right direction. bob, thanks for your time this morning. >> thank you. >> i appreciate it. >> thank you. now here's natalie. >> matt, thank you. david gregory is the moderator of "meet the press." good morning to you, david. >> hi, natalie. how are you? >> i'm great. let's start with your reaction of what you just heard from bob woodward, not with the sequester

just yet but the pushback from the white house. other administrations over the years and as part of the white house press corps i imagine you have had your share of nasty e-mails and phone calls. >> right, i've heard some nasty stuff and bob woodward has heard a lot of nasty stuff that goes beyond this, of course, in his 40 years. bob in his reporting has staked out very clear ground where he is challenging the administration. the administration doesn't like it. you've seen this pushback. all administrations push back hard especially when they're dealing with a high octane reporter and a top-notch reporter like bob woodward. that's just reality in washington. people should want that out of a press corps, particularly covering the white house at any particular level. there is a larger here, that the president does not particularly like the washington press corps and i think that feeling is mutual in a lot of respects. there's not a great relationship between that washington establishment and the president. that, too, by the way, is not

unprecedented. i think some of these tensions play out, particularly because i've seen this firsthand. the president -- a lot of the president's advisers are frustrated that they feel they don't get the credit they deserve for the willingness to compromise they see on the president's end, that they do not see reciprocated on the part of the republicans. >> right. at 11:59 pm tonight, those cuts are going to go into effect. what happens next? as we heard house speaker john boehner say yesterday, you know, it's now closed. it's an issue that's now closed. it's up to the senate. we saw the senate absolutely did nothing yesterday with this. they managed to fail on two competing bills. what happens now? >> well, nothing immediately. that's a key point. they'll meet today at the white house, as you heard matt discussing with bob woodward, congressional leaders and the president. nothing is going to come of this meeting. the president will make his case that the republicans are being unreasonable, that they ought to

consider revenues as part of tax reform and actually apply those to the deficit. they're not going to do that. you know, certainly there will be effects of this if you work for the military and you could be furloughed, if you have a child in head start. some 70,000 out of head start. >> right. >> the truth is that this will be a rolling set of impacts that won't really be evident until over the next 30 days and not everybody will be affected. there is a certain amount of waiting to see how big the political outcry becomes before either side moves. >> we'll be seeing you sunday on "meet the press" and you have house speaker john boehner on as your guest. thanks, david. >> thanks, natalie. >> that should be a fascinating interview. now to the vatican. the catholic church finds its, temporarily, without a leader following that send-off of pope benedict xvi. now the hard work of finding his successor can begin. keir simmons is in st. peter's square. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, matt.

skies across rome have been blue as pope benedict said good-bye. the vatican behind me is without a pontiff and as you can see, the skies are gray as the task begins for choosing a new leader of the catholic church. the bells of st. peter's bass l ilica. steeped in tradition and who understands this changing world, perhaps even from another part of the world. cardinal o'malley from boston, expressing his hopes. >> certainly in today's world, the ability to communicate the faith is important. our people are anxious to have someone who will be able to touch the hearts, particularly, of our young people. >> reporter: whispered something yesterday that made the pope laugh. at 55, he is considered young. ironically, cardinal scoloof

milan. next, cardinal batone. canadian cardinal marc ouelette. cardinal dolan of new york is 0-1. >> the names that are being floated, the most prominent names are still europeans. they are the majority voting bloc in the conclave. >> reporter: alliances are being made and broken. the election called the conclave could take time, according to the man who speaks for the vatican. >> the cardinals do not have to move quickly. >> reporter: for now, who will ultimately emerge as pontiff is as secretive as the process as the ancient ritual begins to choose a new pope. we're just learning that the cardinals will meet 9:30 monday morning when they're expected to

decide wlet conclave, the election process will start. the new pope is likely to be chosen from amongst them. it doesn't have to be that way. it's not likely to be you or me but in principle, any baptized male can be elevated to be the new pope. >> so i'm out, keir. just to be clear on that, all right? keir simmons in rome this morning. thank you very much. >> willie geist is here with the other top stories we're following this morning. >> thank you, natalie. your eminence, as well. a sink hole has opened up inside a home, trapping a man inside in florida. the gaping hole had estimated by engineers to be some 100 feet wide, up to 50 feet deep. rescuers now on the scene. neighbors have been evacuated from their homes. overnight some 200 firefighters have been battling a vicious wildfire out west as flames close in on the streets in riverside county. some residents were advised to

evacuate thursday, but this morning winds have calmed and crews are making progress against the fire. from the obama administration, white house asks the supreme court to overturn california's ban on same-sex marriage known as proposition 8. the president's brief is not legally binding but puts forget his strongest support for gay marriage yet. if adopted by the court, it could eventually mandate that others drop their prohibitions of same-sex weddings. violence against women act, extending its protection to gays and lesbians. it now heads to the president who says he will sign it immediately. incredible video to show you out of waterloo, iowa. semi truck towing two trailers slid off the side of the highway overpass. the drifr leapt from the bridge to escape the cab. he survived, believe it or

nochlt the not. the only way for them to was to push it over the edge, as you see, still engulfed in flames. february trading closed out with gains and now is just point s away from crossing a new all-time record high. one stock not participating in the move higher, groupon. co-founder andrew mason is out as ceo. in a letter to employees, mason says i decided to spend more time with my family. just kidding. i was fired today. and if you're wondering why, you haven't been paying attention. the daily deals say the shares lost since going public 16 months ago. >> courtney reagan, thank you, courtney. strange romance budding in north korea. dennis rodman traveled to that reclusive nation while taking part in the documentary film but the trip quickly has turned into a bonding session with the country's leader.

rodman becomes the first american kim jong un has met since taking power over a year ago. he will need to brush up on his geography before his next diplomatic mission because he wrote, quote, maybe i'll run into that gangnam style dude while i'm here. psy is, of course, south crkore. he actually invited him to the united states. the state department may have something to say on that. >> he will appear on "celebrity apprentice," kim jong un. >> that would be great. >> i wish i could take that away right now. >> leave an open iing for gary busey to go over there and run the country. >> we'll take that flop. >> could you really tell them apart? not really. big storm system in the pacific northwest bringing a lot of rain. in fact, we're talking in some parts of the puget sound area up

to five inches of rain. the storm system effecting this will be along the midatlantic coast next week. european model has been making its way up the coast. and it could be a significant snow storm for the midatlantic. not so much necessarily for new york city, but anywhere from norfolk to washington, d.c., philadelphia. we'll have to keep an eye on this. wednesday to thursday, we have to keep an eye on that. all right. we'll get to your local forecast. but first this message.

good morning to you. if you are leaving any time between now and the next hour, watch out for really thick fog out there. it will burn off by 9:00 a.m. and lead us to a near record breaking day. 76 degrees forecasting a record in santa rosa. it is going to be one of the warmest days so far this year. if all pans out, it will be the warmest day. 80 degrees on the way for gilroy. i do believe it will. hope you have a great weekend everybody. weather. >> mr. roker, thanks. coming up, a pure bred dog who died just days after the westminster dog show poisoned at that event? and the harlem shake on a plane? that's likely an faa investigation. we'll talk to the college students behind it, live. first this is "today" on nbc. you can't move the tv there.

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santa rosa police now for this investigation. and new video this morning of california based spacex launching the third supply capsule to the international space station. this just happened minutes ago. the unmanned rocket lifted off about 7:10 from florida's cape canaveral carrying more than one ton of supplies and experiments on board. >> it's foggy outside nbc bay area studios and other spots in the bay area, christina. >> good morning to you, marla. we're still slated to hit the warmest day of the year so far. 46 degrees to start in san jose. it's mild out there. downright mild compared to where which started on monday morning at this time. 43 in gilroy. at noon, look at where temperatures are headed. 70 degrees as you break for lunch in san jose. and then we'll get into upper 70s in some cities as of this afternoon highs coming in about 3:30 in the afternoon 77 degrees on the way for fairfield. saturday, sunday, holding strong in the 70s.

rush hour. foggy. let's check that drive with mike. >> good morning. you can see of the roadways is a very tough view right here at the bay bridge toll plaza. the reason there's a backup here, they turned metering lights on and relatively normal schedule for monday through thursday. fridays we don't expect that. the fog limited visibility likely playing a factor crossing the bay there's an advisory for richmond san rafael bridge, san mateo bridge and now dumbarton bridge. orange on maps shows where visibility is an issue. east shore freeway, oakland, 580, 8808 along the peninsula and north bay san francisco will be impeded. 8 880 slows. >> we'll be back at 7:56 with our next news and weather update. we'll see you then.

now we're back at 7:30 now on a friday morning, the 1st of march, by the way, 2013. that is a new version of the harlem shake that was actually performed on a plane in the air and this morning, guess what, it's under investigation by the faa. the college students behind that have any regrets about doing it? we'll be talking to them, coming up. meanwhile, inside studio 1a, i'm matt lauer along with natalie morales, who is in for savannah, while she is making her with a back from italy. this mirror actually makes

you look 10 years younger. i looked at it, i thought i actually looked 20 years old. >> if the price of this is going to come down to a reasonable price, how many people will want to have this in their homes or their businesses? >> right. >> morning anchor at wnbc here in new york new york. she is a nonbeliever. we talked to her about this on the air this morning. she doubted us. darlene does not need to look -- >> no. >> -- ten years younger. >> i was going to say, be careful. >> not even close. if the math holds true -- come on in darlene. if the math holds true, she will look 18 years old, because she's only 28. let's see if she believes us. darlene, come on in and take a look. your first reaction. >> oh, gosh, i'm afraid. >> i'm telling you, it worked for me, darlene. i'm loving that mirror. it's coming home to me. >> how close do i need to get? >> just get right up to it. you'll see. do you see it? >> they did it to me, too,

darlene! >> let me explain this. this is a mirror -- this is used in a new video and it's being used to promote the new movie "the last exorcism part two. they did this at a hair salon to unsuspecting customers to give them a scare when they sat down. it is the mirror that has a frightening-looking young lady inside of it, who basically then ge ge gets out and does even weirder stuff. what do you think? >> my hands are shaking. have you guys nothing better to do? >> no. no. >> i mean, what's happening around here? >> i'm thinking nothing of it. >> matt is the biggest prankster in the world. >> i was so excited, thinking how do i get my hands on this mirror, making me look younger,

thinner. >> who is in the box? >> natasha, who is a little freaky, i should mention. this is just the latest in this wave of creative and ingenious and slightly frightening ideas from a company we have workd with in the past. >> you're not alone. >> thank you very much. >> a lot of us fell for it. >> thank you for the invitation. >> come back more often. >> i appreciate that. also ahead, remember the search for one man's hidden treasure? we told you about this earlier this week. it is out there somewhere in new mexico for you to find. this morning, that man is going to tell us -- he is joining us live to reveal a brand new clue this morning. get your adventure gear and get ready to go. >> we'll get one more each month which is really cool. this is a sad story surrounding the death of a dog that competed in the westminster dog show. katy tur is here with details. good morning to you. >> good morning. the 3-year-old samoya named cruise died three days after the show. his owner believes there was

foul play involved, something westminster denies but the canine community is certainly buzzing. he was a fluffy white champion, winning show dog. 3-year-old cruise had a bright future. days after the samoya's big break, cruise was dead. now his co-owner, annette blue and handler say they suspect foul play. >> i think somebody dropped meat laced with cumadin, rat poison or whatever into his crate when nobody was looking. >> the vet found something similar to rat poison which does take time to develop. the dog began vomiting blood three days after westminster and was dead within hours. they believe it happened here at this building where the dogs were being groomed and prepped. she found out that the dog had been debarked, in other words, the dog had had surgery to make

it just a little bit quieter. he has had a bark reduction and she went ballistic and started giving robert dirty looks and finally my friend asked her if she was showing a dog and she said no. and she said, you can't be in here and you do need to leave. >> reporter: cruise's vet told "the new york times" that while the symptoms were consistent with poisoning, she thought it was unlikely that cruz had been deliberately poisoned. a judge at this year's dog show agrees. >> it's highly unlikely, the public viewing the dogs, the vast majority were fascinated, intrigued and in a really great mood. >> reporter: westminster kennel club defended the show, saying they've never had any incident of poisoning, adding no other animal which attended our show was reported to our show veterinarians with any incident of serious illness. as for cruz, the club says they've investigated and no rat poisoning is used at the piers. they point out that no autopsy

was done, so there are still a lot of unanswered questions. who, what and why aside, all annette blue really wants is her dog back. >> he was -- cruz was just a sweet, loving dog. he loved everybody and he was such an easy, super boy. >> right now, there's no police report and no real suspects. annette blue declined an autopsy on the dog because she said she's sure he was poisoned. she said she'll take the vet's report to the new york city police department but admits it will probably remain a mystery. >> we'll follow this to see what happens. katy, thank you very much. let's head outside to al roker for a check of our weathe weather. >> wavy tv in norfolk, one of our great nbc stations. huge crowd today. very nice. let's see what we've got. if you want warm weather, don't head to florida. head to southern california.

l.a., 85. palm springs, 80, san diego 80. high pressure system bringing offshore winds, temperatures 10 to 15 degrees above normal. for march we're looking at below-normal temperatures out west in the plains, normal throughout the eastern two-thirds of the country precipitation wise. we're looking for a snowy march in the northeast, rainy in the appalachians, drier than normal, texas on into florida. normal conditions rest of the 7:37. a live look. a beautiful picture to show you from high atop san bruno. a lot of cloud cover overhead. let's show you how this looks at the surface in san jose. you can make out the commuters here in the distance. what's really beautiful about today is all of that fog is going to clear quickly and we're going to hit highs just like al said unseasonably warm for this time of year. 80 degrees on the way for gilroy. 75 in livermore. 70 degrees in san francisco. getting into the weekend, staying mild.

>> the hudson high school orchestra from hudson, ohio. huge crowd! let's head back to nat and matt. >> al, thanks. we'll get out there in a couple of minutes. meanwhile, the harlem shake craze has become a hit online. >> now it's drawing the attention of federal investigators. stephanie gosk is here with the details. good morning, stephanie. >> good morning, guys. anyone who has spent any time on youtube recently has seen someone doing the harlem shake. there's even a version done here at the "today" show. now authorities wonder if some kids may have taken it too far. on an airlines flight high above the rocky mountains, there are shakes on a plane. just like every other version of the viral dance craze, this harlem shake is contagious. looks like they're just having some fun but this clip has triggered a federal investigation. the faa wants to know whether or not the plane was at an altitude where seat belts are required by

law. the colorado college ultimate frisbee team that came up with the idea says they asked for permission and this was meant to be a joke. >> why not go for it? have some fun on our flight to san diego. >> there is, after all, a dancing banana. frontier airlines wrote, we have a policy not to comment on things that are under investigation by the faa, but i can tell you that all safety measures were followed and the seat belt sign was off. an aviation expert told nbc news that the faa has no official policy for something like this, but they may be concerned that a plane filled with people dancing in the aisles could potentially block access if something were to happen in the back of the plane. this isn't the first time the harlem shake has stirred up trouble. six high school hockey players in minnesota were suspended from school, missed their final game and fined $75 by the police. the parents are furious over what they called an overreaction. the superintendent eventually apologized. the fine was dropped.

still, the majority of youtube clips posted are harmless and most are pretty hilarious. another from colorado college earlier this month, signature dancing banana is there in the background. but in the air, on a plane, even a banana has to obey the seat belt sign. the harlem shake is causing some problems overseas as well. group of students in tunisia got into a scuffle with conservative muslims who tried to stop them. the education minister in that country says the students could be expeled and some faculty might lose their jobs. natalie and matt? >> three of the college students from that frisbee team are with us now. good morning to you guys. >> good morning. >> matt, i understand you were the brainchild of this. now, what was your reaction, you

know, of the flight when -- the flight crew when you actually told them you had this idea and you wanted to do this? >> they were genuinely very excited. everything -- before we did anything really, we were making sure and checking in with the flight crew, making sure everything was safe and approved by them beforehand. >> when you say the flight crew, do you know if the flight att d attendants pass this had by the pilot and co-pilot on that flight? >> we actually only interacted with the flight attendants. i interacted with them from the moment i stepped on the plane, asking them to make sure it was okay. i don't know if they were checking in with the pilot. i would assume so. it is his flight. but i really can't speak for him. >> it looks like a full-on dance party on that plane. some of the video, it almost seems like the plane is kind of shaking there. did you have any hesitation at all about doing this while the plane was in the air, connor? >> well, we were really -- we talked to the flight attendants all the time and we were really

aware of what they were telling us. in essence they were saying everything was a go. we weren't really aware. the video looks shaky, matt's holding a handheld camera. he's not doing a good job of holding it in place. >> i know this is going to make me sound like an old stick in the mud. maybe that's because i am. if you're an elderly passenger on this plane or any other passenger, perhaps afraid of flying to begin with and all of a sudden this happens around you and starts you and someone ends up having a heart attack or passing out, what would we be talking about this morning? do you think we're right up against that line of it's all fun till someone gets hurt? >> for us, it was never about anything more than trying to have fun. >> i know, but what about some unsuspecting passenger on the plane? >> so we were really talking to everybody. as a team, we were spread out across the whole plane, in contact with everyone around us

and it was like we really were in touch with everybody. if something was going on with someone, we would have been ready for it. the flight attendants were in on this. it wasn't the kind of thing where it was just happening. we really were aware of everyone on the plane. >> the flight crew even allowed you to use the p.a. system to tell the other passengers. >> now that the faa is investigating this, do you have any regrets about how this went down? >> no. >> we really were being safe the whole time. so it wasn't about nels anything else than having fun on one of our really important tournaments this year. no regrets. >> gentlemen, i hope you did well on your ultimate frisbee contest, by the way. >> thank you. >> take care, guys. gavin nashbar, connor crowley and matt, thanks. michelle obama opens up about her oscar appearance and why she believes some people found it so controversial. [ male announcer ] these heads belong to those who can't put life on hold

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we're back now at 7:46 with a murder trial in phoenix that's trance fix iin transfixing the . jodi arias is charged with murdering her ex-boyfriend. >> did you kill travis alexander on june 4th, 2008? >> yes, i did. >> why? >> the simple answer is that he attacked me and i was defending myself. >> but there aren't many simple answers here. jodi arias says she killed her boyfriend, travis alexander, because she feared for her life. the prosecution says it was a love story that ended in murder. >> she rewarded that love by sticking a knife in his chest. >> reporter: for two months a phoenix jury has heard the steamy details of their relationship. this tawdry tale is set against

the backdrop of a religion. travis was mormon and had taken a vow of chastity. >> jodi represent ed the decisin of going after someone he was physically attracted to whereas some other girls represented settling down and having a nice, stereotipp stereotippical relationship. >> reporter: they broke up and friends say jodi became confessed. >> travis confided in us, she snoops through my e-mails, through my house. she checks up on me constantly. >> reporter: when travis was found, stabbed and shot to death, his friends told police, look for jodi. she denied everything. >> you're trying to cover it up, because that's you, all of you. >> it looks like me. >> reporter: police showed her

explicit photos they found at the crime scene proving she was at his house, having sex. she changed her story, blaming intruders, then changed it again, saying travis attacked her. her credibility has been at the center of this trial. >> you say you have memory problems but it depends on the circumstance, right? >> that's right. >> what factors influence your having a memory problem? >> usually when men like you are screaming at me or grilling at me, or someone like travis doing the same. >> reporter: soon it will be up to a jury to decide whether jodi is a murderer or a victim. for "today," josh mankiewicz, nbc news, phoenix. >> you can see more of josh's reporting tonight on a special "dateline" at 8:00, 7:00 central time here on nbc. still ahead, a new clue from a man whose hidden treasure, worth millions, is somewhere in new mexico. and then natalie's reaction to our age-defying mirror, so to

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she was victim number one. >> right. >> willie, they tried it with you. >> they tried me but everyone was acting so suspicious, i walked away from it. i suspected something was up. >> here we have katy tur. >> i don't know which is scarier. >> and cassie post, who will be on later with us. >> there's stephanie gosk. >> my favorite moment was just a second ago. we were looking for the young lady who is in there, hilary. she was coming from the green room. al got in there ahead of time. watch this. >> eyes look luminous, younger. >> al scared her. anyway, it's all part of think moto and their promotion for their new movie "the last exorcism." >> they got me good.

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7:56. we do have breaking news that we're following out of the east bay. the ncaa had been investigating the st. mary's men's basketball program for potentially violating recruiting rules for players. it includes four years of probation. this is the ruling. four years of probation. a reduction in men's basketball scholarships during a couple upcoming seasons. five-game suspension for the head coach during the 2013-2014 season and the list does go on and on. st. mary's men's basketball program taking some hits now that ncaa has found that it has violated some recruiting rules. we're going to get new information on the story to bring you the latest.

some delays into sfo because of the low fog. christina loren, what's going on? >> good morning to you, marla. you're exactly right. we having for oe fog out there morning. you can see the feature of this picture. that's the top of the transamerica pyramid. blue sky coming out and fog is burning off quickly. we're still slated to hit the warmest day of the year so far. 72 degrees at 4:00 p.m. in santa cruz. 75 degrees in livermore. 73 in fremont. 70 degrees on the way to san francisco. nice and mild all weekend long. next week the cold rain ie winter returns to the bay area. let's check the drive. >> fog is making things tough. right here in san jose we can see the roadway. only camera i can show you as far as a clear view of the road. the orange means there's tough visibility coming out of san jose heading up the peninsula up toward san mateo and san mateo

bridge. as the sun comes up, it gets brighter and tougher to see before it burns off. back to you. >> thanks so much. 7:57. we'll be back at 8:26 with our next update.

it's 8:00 now on a friday morning, the first day of march, 2013. we have walked out on to the plaza now for a little dose of sunshine after some dreary weather here in new york city and to say hi to the nice people who have come out to spend their morning with us. i'm matt lauer, along with natalie morales, who is here as savannah is making her way back from italy and mr. al roker is joining us as well. coming up in this half hour, michelle obama got a little bit of criticism in the last week or so for giving out the best picture academy award at the oscars.

some people felt that wasn't a role she should be taking on. she'll respond to that criticism in a new interview. we'll get you ready for your weekend with what's going to be hot at the box office, the new fashion trends for spring and much, much more. but first, we are going to revisit a story that we brought you earlier in the week that has literally exploded on today.com. >> when 82-year-old forrest fenn found out he was dying from leukemia, he decided to hide his vast fortune in new mexico and leave clues so people could search for it. now he is cancer free but is sticking with that promise to keep the treasure hidden. he is with janet shamlian in santa fe and mr. fenn is going to reveal a brand new clue exclusively for our viewers. janet, mr. fenn, good morning. >> hey, good morning, guys. there's been an absolute frenzy over this.

generally this is a spars eely populated area. >> my website crashed yesterday because it's had so many hits. >> we talked you into somehow giving us another clue this morning. >> i'm not going to put an x on the map for you. >> no? >> no. >> all right. how about the clue? >> the clue is the treasure is higher than 5,000 feet above sea level. >> the treasure is higher than 5,000 feet above sea level. is that -- can you give us more than that? >> no. >> no? >> that's all you get. >> that's our clue. maybe we can twist your arm and come back at a later date and try to see if we can get more clues out of forrest. back to you guys. >> that goes along with the nine previous clues that are already on our website and mr. fenn will be giving us a new clue every month. thank you very much, janet. >> more than 5,000 feet above

sea level. >> mean altitude or elevation, exactly. a check of this morning's top storyies. willie geist is over at the news desk. good morning, willie. >> good morning. president obama will delay $85 billion in sequester budget cuts moments before tonight's deadline, hosting congressional leaders from both parties today. the congress has already gone home for the weekend so a deal on the sequester highly unlikely before monday at the very earliest. with the abdication of pope benedict now official, voting age cardinals are being summoned to rome to choose his successor. he began his retirement, flying over the landmarks of rome to the papal summer retreat of castel gandolfo. the cardinals are meet formally on monday to begin the conclave to elect a new pope. quick roundup of what has you talking online.

groupon founder and ceo andrew mason lives up to his quirky reputation on thursday with a resignation letter. he started by saying he wanted to spend more time with his family before confessing, joking. i was fired. about $200 million, not so bad for an unemployed 32-year-old. sanford undergrad robby ferando is better than your average juggler. one of the items he is juggling is a rubix kooub, which he is solving while he is juggling, if you can believe it. when he is not juggling, he can solve it under eight minutes. goes to the car and comes back with an entire bottle of vodka. good dog.

good dog. it is now 8:04. send it back outside to matt, natalie and al. all the more reason to adopt a dog for the "today" show. >> i've been trying to teach zara to bring the wine bottle to me. it hasn't worked yet. >> mr. roker, how about a check of the weather? >> got some girls here turning 10. double digits. what's your name? >> jade. >> and? >> mikayla. >> happy birthday. very nice. from the chicago area. lovely. let's see what we have for today. as far as our weather is concerned, temperaturewise, look at these temperatures. the jet stream way up to the north out west. nice and mild there. but friday, saturday, sunday on into monday, the temperatures just continue to plummet. overnight lows sunday into monday in miami into the mid 40s. as you can see in the midsection of the country, texas, you'll see temperatures in the 80s and 90s. for today, snow showers around the eastern great lakes. more heavy rain in the pacific

northwest. snow showers in the central appalachians. few showers in southern florida. beautiful day in los angeles today, sunshine, 85 degrees. 8:05. made to to friday april great-looking weekend. we'll hold on to 70s inland all weekend long. thick fog. that's the trans-america peer mid. this is san jose where we are getting a lot of improvement. marine layer squished to nothing out there from high pressure. it's going to keep temperatures really warm today. unseasonably high in gilroy. 80 for you. 70 in san francisco. and 71 degrees in oakland. mild weekend ahead as well. >> and it's world classic baseball day in the u.s. very nice. >> starts today. pretty cool. mano e mano. the first lady speaks out to

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back now at 8:10 with first lady michelle obama opening up about everything from obesity to the oscars. chief correspondent kelly wallace caught up with mrs. obama. >> we met with mrs. obama at a walmart in springfield, missouri, the last stop of her third anniversary let's move tour. we covered a lot of ground in our conversation. i began by asking her if she thought let's move played a role in obesity rates coming down in some cities across the country. >> i do think that we played a role in changing the conversation, because i know that when we took on this issue, there were a lot of people, number one, who weren't willing to acknowledge that childhood obesity was even a problem. and many felt that if it were a problem, it was too entrenched, too complicated to solve.

so, with the help of let's move and the partnerships we've built and our carrot strategy rather than the stick strategy has invited partners in and we're at least starting to see a clear shift in the conversation in this country. >> and it's called let's move. and you were moving in chicago. oh, yes, you were. >> that was the move part. >> that was the move part of the national tour. and we were struck by what you were saying to the 6,000 kids there. >> yeah. >> it seemed a little emotional. >> i am no different from you. >> it's my hometown. and as i told these kids, i am them, you know. many of these kids are coming from the public school systems from around the city and they're coming from homes where maybe they're seeing some struggles. they don't have resources. maybe they're living in neighborhoods with gang

violence. maybe they're going to schools that don't have the resources. i want our kids to know there is no magic to achievement, that it's really about hard work, choices and persistence. and at the core of that is making sure that our kids stay in school and understand that getting an education is the most important thing they can do for themselves. it was my ticket to opportunities that my parents never had. >> you're in the spotlight. you're used to it, right? and does it still make you scratch your head sometimes when you do something like the oscars, the best picture award and there's a little bit of criticism? what do you make of that? >> that's just the nature of life, you know. yeah, we live in a time when there are bloggers and tweeters and 24-hour news and everyone has a voice in this -- you know, this town square and it's a big one. and it's good. overa overall, it's good.

but that means that at any point in given time, somebody is not going to like what you do. that's just the nature of things. >> we were also taken at the inauguration watching malia and sasha. are they aware of the pressures being in a spotlight especially at the age of a 24/7 world where anybody could take a picture and put it on the internet. >> they're aware. i think awareness grows with age. as i've always said, we try to keep them on the track of their lives, which is one of the reasons why they're not in the public eye that often. >> another question you keep getting asked, your beautiful bangs. >> the bangs. >> there's a lot of analysis of your bangs, as you know. you're like, hello, people. butterfly wings, and show off a more fun flair of michelle obama. is there something to that? >> it's a haircut. i'm sorry. i don't know what to tell you. it's like, you know -- >> uh-uh joked it was a midlife

crisis. >> yeah, that was a joke. but it's really a haircut. i've cut my hair before. you sort of thought people would kind of -- i cut it shorter lick two years ago. this is just a cut in the front. i guess if i cut it in the back -- i don't know. >> you're the most scrutinized person but everyone loves the bangs. >> well, thank you. thank you. >> we had to ask about the bangs, right? we also had to ask about that now infamous mom dance skit on jimmy fallon. she told us malia thought this was hilarious and never expected it to become a viral sensation. she said clearly she made a big enough fool of herself. >> we all did those dances, the sprinkler, get the groceries. kelly wallace, thank you. from movies to fashion, what's new, what's up, what's in, after this. how did you find us? i had a fiber analysis done

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back now at 8:19 with what's new, what's up, what's in, the hottest in everything from fashion to entertainment. >> let's start with what's new at the movies. michelle vila is host of "crossover" on nbc sports network. good morning. >> good morning. >> oscars are done. movies are coming out. "jack the giant slayer" getting a lot of promotion. >> that's right. we still have the month of march to do. ex-boyfriend of jennifer lawrence, which i'm sure he loves being referred to know. and bill knight plays the voice of the big giant. he sat in his car and screamed every day for 20 minutes to get

raspy. >> this will either be really great or really bad. >> i feel that about every movie i see now. >> let's talk about "oz the great and powerful." >> warner brothers owns the original. disney owns this one. they actually had to come up with a different shade of green. they couldn't overlap at all because of legality issues. you won't see red shoes and all that. it's a prequel. >> wait, wait, do they have flying monkeys? >> yes, you will see monkey. >> james franco, obviously, in that one. halle berry made a splash at the academy awards. a new movie out called "the call." >> we've not seen halle berry doing a work lately. she plays a 911 operator. abigail breslin is trapped in a trunk. it's very suspenseful. from the author of the

"twilight" series has a new one. >> you thought you were done. this is not "twilight." not even close. aliens come down to earth, has been at a time our souls. it will unleash a prop of new sexy young things. >> no, no, no. >> thank you very much, michelle. let's go over to al. >> okay. what's up with your favorite stars? here with the scoop, alicia quarles. good morning. >> good morning. >> new face of dior's handbag campaign saying this doesn't look like me in the ad. >> she was shown the photos and very photo shopped. look how different it looks. she said i love photo shop. this doesn't look like me. kate winslet was photo shopped for gq. everyone is photo shopped. best thing about jennifer lawrence is that she has a sense of humor about it.

>> absolutely. dennis rodman and the leader of north korea? >> he went and visited north korea with kim jong un. they were hanging out at an exhibition basketball game. rodman made a speech saying you have a friend for life. they were partying together. >> that's just bizarre. >> kim is a big basketball fan. flew dennis over. he got into north korea. there you go. >> marc anthony has graced our plaza, of course, one time married to jennifer lopez. their twins turning 5. so, j.lo has had a boyfriend for a while. now he has somebody. >> he has somebody with a lot of money, chloe green. she's 22 years old, the heir of the top shot clothing fortune. he's 44. she's 21 actually. j.lo is 44, dating casper, who is 25. can you keep up with all that? >> i can't. >> it's very hard. basically, there they go, all at disneyland with the twins

hanging out. marc has a new woman. >> inquiring minds, mcdonald's, the chicken selects, what's happening? >> they're dropping the chicken selects. >> they've unselected them. >> the horror. people are so upset, mcdonald's has other salads and other healthy options. >> what about the mcrib? >> it's still back. don't you worry. >> lego's has a line for girls. >> pink and purple lego's. instead of lego man, lego women. you don't have to play with b barb barbies. some controversy because people are saying why does it have to be pink and purple, stereotypical? >> you can mix it up. >> that's right. >> natalie has our fashion. wearing all the trends this morning. black and white. i'm seeing black and white. >> probably the biggest trend we're seeing this spring and it's happening now. so from shoes to bags to, you

know, clothing. this is one you want to get in. you'll find it absolutely everywhere. from zara to aldo to banana republic. >> lots of price points. >> yes. >> paired with the pastels. >> taking a huge stand as we saw at the oscars. all those women in the beautiful sort of frosty dresses from anne hathaway to jennifer lawrence. you can go with a gap jean to like if you want to be so of the moment, with beanie new york fashion week, every fashionista was wearing one of these. >> really? to nail polish. >> exactly. >> gold is bold and beautiful. chunk it all up and wear it all as you are showing us. >> we love some gold. we love the huge architectural cuffs. wear two. go wonder woman. also layered pieces and now, as of last sunday, rachel roe who

styled both anne hathaway and jennifer lawrence brought in the backward necklace. >> i'll be more trendy now? more on trend? >> perfect. >> there we go. >> florals really quickly. yes, it's about florals with attitude, not the little microflorals this season. from pants to crazy shoes to check out my fingernails. >> i like those. >> to appliques. i did these myself, to sunglasses, boat shoes, purses and more. >> kathy post, as always, great stuff. thank you. >> thanks, natalie. top clicks, the hottest videos of the week. first your local news and weather. we love that one.

8:26. an update to news we broke a half hour ago. the ncaa is penalizing the saint mary's basketball program for recruitment violations. violations relate to the recruitment of players from australia. penalties include four years of probation, reduction in basketball scholarships for academic years between 2014 and 2015, also 2015-2016. and a five-game suspension for the head coach, during the 2013-2014 season. let's check in with mike now and see how the morning commute's shaping up. >> fridays we see a lighter

volume of traffic. i guess that's a loose term. bay bridge toll plaza, barely see the roadway. done barthen, richmond s/san rafa rafael, you can see why. the orange overlaid on the map, it shows fog in your commute spots through the area. 880, 580 slow through oakland. but things are improving as far as speed, out of navato through san rafael. fog in the peninsula. we'll be back at 8:56 with our next update.

it's 8:30 now on a friday morning. it's the 1st of march, 2013. coming in like a lion. not really. hard to believe we are just a month away from spring. these people out on the plaza, waving to the people back at home. our thanks to them for stopping

by. i'm matt lauer in the studio with natalie morales, while savannah is on her whackway back from italy, al roker and willie geist. when should you stand up and fight for your rights? >> a rude cashier who pays no attention to the customers. what would you do in that situation? what is the best way to respond? we'll get into that. >> then a man with a plan. mark bittman is here with a simple one-pot meal anybody can make. >> first, it's friday. that means it's time for "today's" top clicks. willie and his team have scoured thousands of online videos. >> all day. >> we've been up all night, scouring the web. here is what we've come up with. click number one, our winner from last week -- drum roll, please. it is, in fact, gangnam baby. this is two weeks in a row now. we've got to tell you -- >> nice.

>> baby amaia has dominated two weeks in a row. >> look at her sister. >> sister not hurting. >> it's a dynasty. >> it is. so can baby gangnam repeat? click number two, the goat edition mash up. cutting the sound of goats into popular songs. ♪ now i'm lying on the cold hard ground ♪ ♪ trouble trouble trouble ♪ nodding my head like ♪ yeah ♪ moving my head like ♪ yeah ♪ we'll give it a shot ♪ we're halfway there ♪ oh! ♪ living on a prayer. >> bon jovi's hair.

>> clip number two. clip number three, the baby monitor bust. 2-year-old jude not getting a whole lot of rest during nap time, it turns out. instead of sleeping he repeatedly face plants into a pile of blankets. his dare devil dives were captured by the baby monitor when his parents suspected he wasn't getting enough sleep. >> knocking himself out, literally. >> dwogood way to make yourself tired. >> that salon mirror gag, beauty salon here in manhattan getting a big scare when a ghost appears in the mirror, things get really intense and freaked us out this morning when the ghost begins to saunter through the salon. >> oh! >> the young actress is doing that -- >> she was doing that this morning in front of the news

desk. >> as you were getting ready. >> until al scared the heck out of her. >> she deserved it, by the way. >> moto, marketing ploy for "the last exorcism," marketing ploy. >> it doesn't take a lot to get me, as they know. >> let the voting begin, once again. the reigning champion, gangnam baby. goat edition mash up and mirror gag. go to todayshow.com to pick your favorite and we'll reveal the winner. >> gangnam baby. let's get a check of the weather. >> on the weekend you'll see saturday we're going to see showers, wet weather in the pacific northwest. look for those colder conditions making their way in the midatlantic states, sunny and mild through the southwest. sunday, sunday, snow showers in new england, more rain in the

pacific northwest. warm through southern california on into texas. a few showers still lingering in southern florida. 8:34. made it to friday. monitoring the gradual progression of the fog clearing from the trans-america pyramid, still like a bowl of soup, over most of the city. even with foggy start, san jose getting more sunshine now. we're headed towards the warmest day of the year. temperatures are mild out there. we're in the 50s already. headed towards the 70s and 80s. 80 in gilroy. 75 san jose. saturday into sunday, we hold on to that warmth. and temperatures take a tumble monday to tuesday of next week. any time you need that weather go to the weather channel on cable or weather.com online. >> thank you. how would you handle a rude cashier? we're putting some unsuspecting people to the test. and we have a mirror that makes you look ten years younger. first this is "today" on nbc.

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8:37 now on a friday morning. we're back with "today's" consumer. would you fight for your rights if a sales person was being rude to you? >> janice lieberman decided to find out and put people to the test. >> always an interesting test. we asked actresses to pay the part of an inept salesperson at our own nbc store. we waited to see when and if customers would react. our cameras are rolling. on any given day the nbc experience store ranks high for their customer service, but on this day, we had actress julie poleski play the role of a rude cashier. we waited to see if customers would speak up and complain.

>> for our first scenario, we asked julie to not pay attention at the register, while talking on her phone or texting. >> brought a t-shirt back for me. >> oh, my god, i can't -- wait, that's crazy. oh, my god. shut up. >> i just got an e-mail about ins instagram, new terms of service thing. >> i'm with the "today" show. we set you up at the cash register. how was your experience there? >> it was pretty bad, actually. i was shocked. >> she was very pbusy on the pho phone. didn't seem like she had a whole lot of time to help the customers and was rude toolly. >> however you didn't fight for your rights? >> i couldn't be bothered. it was a $25 purchase. she wanted it. we're done. >> why didn't you say anything? >> it was fun to watch. we're n

i'm not in a hurry at the moment. >> then we had our cashier talk about her personal life. >> what do you think i should do, go out with him or not? we're really close. we're good friends, too. i'm going to keep calling you. >> thought it was a joke or it could be possibly true? >> i have had service like that before. >> it takes a lot to speak up. >> i work in retail so i don't usually go shopping when i'm in a rush. >> this customer at first looked annoyed but then joined the conversation. >> last night and i really want jennifer lawrence to win. >> i enjoyed listening to her. >> she wasn't paying taep ining to you. >> i didn't mind that much. >> we all understand that merchants worry about identity theft. when our actress wouldn't let up, patrons seemed annoyed. >> do you have another form of i.d. with you? >> no. >> you're from georgia?

>> yes. >> what's the capital? >> augusta. right? or is it atlanta? >> i've got my i.d. i can vouch for her. >> once she blew the capital of georgia, i was able to give my i.d. >> you didn't speak up and say let us do the transaction? >> i'm a nonconfrontational person so, whatever. had it gone beyond that, i would have just left it. >> photo i.d.? >> why do you keep -- like that. >> like what? >> you keep giving her looks. i don't understand. she's your customer. you're not treating her as your customer. >> i didn't do anything. >> i work in an insurance industry. one of the things we always promote is a need to really pay attention to the customer and your customer's experience. >> are you glad you spoke up? >> absolutely. >> i tried not to sound rude

and -- but just to say something. it's better than to say nothing. >> good for her. of course, this is not how the nbc experience store operates. many customers were probably more patient than usual since they usually browse. a bustling store at a mall, i suspect, would be totally different. >> i would think so. >> i think a lot of us have been in the situation where we've experienced that sort of behavior behind the register. >> several times a week. >> we don't really know how or when we should speak up. why do you think that is? >> i think people on the tape said it. they're a little conflict diverse, don't want to be fighting over a little purchase. we don't really know what our rights are. if you actually speak up, i think you can turn the experience around for both you and the person who is not taking very much pride in her job. >> you also said for a little

purchase. if this had been a major purchase i think far fewer people would have put up with it. >> i think you're right, if you were in a porsche dealership or something like that, they'll be climbing all over you. >> if you're in a rush a lot of people are like, whatever. some people may even walk away from the whole experience all together, leaving the merchandise. >> absolutely. so really by speaking up -- i mean, for a small deal like this, your body language and your tone of voice is probably as important as what you say. so lean in, smile, friendly tone of voice. >> kill them with kindness. >> nobody is dying here. it's probably more likely to get you what you want, which is can you help me -- can you ring me out, please? when they've done it and you've turned this experience around, reinforce their good behavior. thank you very much, walk out. >> how would you feel while those two young ladies were having that personal discussion, you lean in and say, excuse me,

is there a manager i can talk to? >> absolutely. that's a terrific way for you to assert your right to move through a store in a reasonable way. these girls behind the counter, they were -- they weren't even pretending to be -- >> interested. >> to be interested in going over -- that whole experience. >> i think management wants to know and wants to improve customer service. >> exactly or they're leaving dollars on the counter. >> good reason for us to speak up and speak out. janice lieberman and philip galanes, thank you very much. easy one-pot meal you will whip up for the family this weekend thanks to mark bittman.

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king, where taste is king. >> back now at 8:46. this morning on "today's" kitchen, hearty one-pot meal cooked low and slow. mark bittman, "new york times" columnist and the author of how to cook everything, the basics is here with his recipe for braised beef. >> i thought i would do something that people really wanted for a change. >> we love this, you know. when you're braising a piece of meat, chicken, what does it mean? >> little liquid, not a whole lot. and until it's super, super tender. >> people often get those two terms confused. it's not browning. >> browning precedes braising but it's not essential. braising means cooking in a little bit of liquid. >> choice of meat you're going to use. is this chuck? >> this is chuck. these are short ribs, which would be great here and this is brisket. you want, actually, a tough -- it's funny. you want a cut of meat that's tough.

if you cook it quickly, those are the best for quickly slowly because the connective tissue breaks down, become incredibly tender. >> you start off by browning the meat. how long does this take? >> we're going to duplicate this right here. best to do it probably in batches. if you crowd the meat in the pan, it will steam rather than brown. so it can take 15, 20 minutes. >> you could skip the step but it adds not only flavor but a look? >> incredible. >> you've done it for 15 minutes. you're showing us that now. you take that meat out of the pot, right? >> if you're browning in batches, which you have to do if your pot is of this size, for example. then you take it out as it browns and put in a second batch. meanwhile, work on chopping your vegetables. >> while that's browning, let's talk about the vegetables. onions here and some carrots and celery. you don't care too much about how you cut it up. >> you can fuss about this stuff but i don't.

you know, peel the carrots, trim the celery. it's going to -- you're cooking this for so long, two or three hours, that they're going to break down pretty much anyway. to waste your time cutting them prettily -- >> the peasant's cut. >> some people call this -- chefs would call this a peasant's cut because it's so unprofessional. >> you do it well. you take the meat out. brown that. we're going to pretend. >> we'll pretend this is browned, put in the rest of the meat we browned before. as they said in the godfather, shove in your vegetables. >> godfather i or ii? >> i think it was one actually. then you cook these until they're tender which, again, we have to pretend. >> still at this stage not adding any wine or liquid at that? >> no. and better to do the vegetables

once the meat is browned but we're taking short cuts here. the meat is browned, the vegetables are glossy and starting to soften a little bit. add some red wine and some stock. >> okay. it has to be a combination? can you use water instead of stock? >> you can use water instead of stock. since stock is made out of meat and vegetables, water will turn into stock. >> cook this at low heat. what's the temperature? >> 250 degrees, super low heat. in the oven or very low simmer on top of the stove. >> for approximately how long? >> different meat will take a different amount -- different cut also take different amounts of time to tenderize. say two to three hours. it could be quicker and -- i like big pieces of meat here. >> and since you're using red wine, just throw out a couple of names of red wines that might be appropriate for this. >> the first thing is that you want to be able to drink it. you can't cook with anything you

wouldn't drink. >> nothing too expensive. >> no, but a pinot noir, zinfadel, something that has a lot of fruit and is sort of round. >> what happens if it starts to dry out? >> add more stock, add more wine, you can add water. and if it's too wet -- is that beautiful? >> looks really good. >> you see the vegetables are broken down a little bit, especially the onion. >> the meat just falls apart. you serve that with noodles, rice, nice bread? >> whatever. >> it even smells great. still ahead, affordable weekend getaways. we're back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc.

we are back to wrap things up on this friday morning. but still we've got, what, take three coming up? >> take three is coming up and we're talking more about the harlem shake and the guy that is got in trouble. >> the faa is investigating. i've been called cranky pants online a lot this morning. what do you think about this? >> let me second that. >> there's no other side to this story? >> oh, i don't know. here is a look back at how the week unfolded today. beautiful weather day here in rome, seemingly a gift from above.

this is always hallowed, historic ground. >> we are seeing final public moments. >> he will leave that square for the last time shortly as the leader of the catholic church. question on everyone's mind is how did this idyllic, sight-seeing tour turn into a deadly disaster. huge winter storm is battering the heartland this morning, the second blizzard to hit that region in about a week. >> you can honestly, after what you just went through, get back on a course and have no fear? >> i know i can. >> all along the red carpet, the buzz tonight, jennifer lawrence, looking for one person -- me. >> i love al roker. >> al roker, favorite of hollywood it girls everywhere. >> where are you going from here? >> now here's what's happening in your neck of the woods.

>> jennifer wants me to come check it out. >> are you going to do your pole dancing thing again? because that was awesome last year. >> did you like that? >> that killed. >> messed up his concentration. oh, no. >> airports, as you know, can be frustrating situations but no reason to get this angry. >> bring out your inner beast. it's all beast. >> it's a haircut. i'm sorry. thank you. >> they did this at a hair salon to unsuspecting customers to give them a scare. >> just get right up to it. do you see it?

... good morning to you. 8:56. i'm marla tellez. got fog? we have plenty of it around the bay area. let's check the forecast with christina loren. >> not for long, taking alike look at san francisco. this is all that's left. step out of the way here. you can see, yeah, the entire trans-america pyramid.

we're 15 minutes away from a completely clear sky. even in san francisco. maybe a half hour, just to be safe. what i can tell you, sunol they cleared in ten minutes. that's on wait for everybody. 49 degrees in san jose right now. at nooning look where we're headed. already blowing after our seasonal averages. lunchtime 71 san jose. rounding out the day at 80 in gilroy. 75 in san jose. nice mild weekend ahead. hope you have a fantastic friday.

♪ welcome to "today" welcome to "today" on this friday morning. coming up in new york, early spring. studio 1 a along with al roker and natalie morales. america is plane dancing. our first take in today's take three, the faa, the faa is looking into this harlem shake that took place aboard a frontier airline plane. the colorado college ultimate frisbee team was flying to san diego for a competition and they

broke into this little number. hockey helmet and all. >> they got everybody involved. they say all of the passengers were in on this. so they didn't think anybody was complaining. they actually had the flight attendants let them use the p.a. system to make an announcement. they said they were cool with it. >> they said they went out of their way. they told everybody in the plane what they were going to do, and matt talked to them, you and matt talked to them and asked if they had any regrets. >> now that the faa is investigating this, do you have any regrets about how this went down? >> nah. >> we really were being safe the whole time. so it wasn't about anything else but having fun on the way to one of our really important tournaments this year. no regrets. >> no regrets. >> concerned it might have been happening at an altitude where they were required to have seat belts. >> they were flying over the grand canyon. >> nbc news got a statement from

frontier airlines that said we can tell you that all of the safety measures were followed and the seat belt signs were off. >> the harlem shake sign was on. >> it didn't make the important point, what if one passenger on the plane was afraid what was going on. >> or one passenger was a cranky pants like matt. >> we did get a lot of cranky pants tweets. there is the question of safety, too. >> it looks like they covered that, though. >> the flight attendants are professionals. >> do you think the pilot was in on it? >> here's a disturbing yet fascinating -- >> i know where you're going. >> the miami heat. take a look at this one. ♪

♪ do the harlem shake ♪ >> have they gone too far? >> that's lebron james. >> is that dwyane wade in the teddy bear? >> by process of elimination, i don't see him anywhere else. you have mario chalmers in a supermario outfit. chris bosh in a bathrobe. >> i love their individual dance moves. are we done with it? >> i don't think so. >> i think lebron james just brought it back to life. our take two, turns out there might be something of a blackout baby boom. last october, of course, more than 8.5 million homes and businesses lost power as hurricane sandy ripped across the east coast. particularly here in the new york area. it left a lot of people in the dark. >> with a lot of time. >> no cable tv. >> no cable tv. >> candles. >> they turned and looked at each other. >> hey, what are you doing?

>> why not? >> you want to get together here? >> at least one nurse told the new york post today, saying there's been a 30% increase in expectant moms for july and august in her hospital. >> not a good time to be delivering if you're a july/august due date. >> it gets hot. not for me, but the mom. >> on top of that, you're in a crowded delivery area, delivery room. >> exactly. we saw some of this after 9/11, the blackout in new york city after that. >> how many sandies do you think -- baby sandies? >> after the big superstorm nemo we had, the blizzard, i have a feeling there are going to be some more as well. people snowed in. same kind of deal. >> i love the idea that the lights go out and that's all we do. it's great. it makes you wonder. before, there was -- >> it's a lot more than the lights going out. >> before there was electricity was that all they did? was that all they did.

>> i'm very subtle. >> whoa. >> the lights are out. >> one of those mirror monitors? >> look at the crowd. >> what happened? >> oh, man. >> well, i'm just saying, we look at each other, don't know what else to do. >> have a great weekend, christina. >> make sure you have lots of extra bulbs around. >> take three, bring this in jerry. this is called the upper cup. >> right. >> upper cup, part iphone case, part coffee cup. >> so if you're like -- you cannot drop the tweeting while you're drinking your cup of coffee, right? >> from a company based in the netherlands. you put your iphone in there, and you hold your cup. couldn't you put it on a nearby table? >> a side table, coffee table? >> here's the thing, what about

the splash over effect on this phone, right? i would be one of those people if i'm wealking and texting, it would be spilling all over the place. i don't walk steady to begin with. >> you have trouble with walking. now let's add coffee drinking to it. >> this is just a prototype, though. this is not in development yet. >> let's hope not. >> some people think it's a joke. >> not much going on in the netherlands. >> they need the lights to go out in the netherlands more. >> i don't think this one is going to catch on, but i'm glad we can bring you up to speed on nat. >> goif you do want it to becoma real product, you have to go on this website called indy go go, and pledge some money to make it happen. >> i don't think so. >> natalie, let's look at the headlines. >> let's get to the news. in the news this morning, the white house says president obama will delay $85 billion in automatic sequester budget cut until just moments before tonight's midnight deadline. the president is hosting congressional leaders from both

parties today to discuss ways to tackle the federal deficit, but congress has already gone home for the weekend, so a deal on the sequester is highly unlikely before monday at the earliest. a new push for marriage equality from the obama administration as supreme court to overturn california's ban on same-sex marriage known as proposition 8. the president's brief is not legally binding, but it could force its strongest support for gay marriage yet. the white house is making a broad argument if adopted by the court, it could mandate that other states drop their prohibitions of same-sex weddings. >> jcpenney is reeling this morning from disappointing fourth quarter sales. the ceo admits they have made mistakes, but that's not enough for investors. we have more from los angeles. >> good morning. jcpenney is in the middle of a four-year transformation plan, but that plan has cost them some of their most loyal customers and has been a very costly

process. >> the ads have been everywhere, direct appeal to all kinds of shoppers. courting them to come back to c krc penny. they need the business, analysts say, badly. fourth quarter results stunned the market. $427 million in losses. sales for 2012 were down overall, 25% for instore. 33% online. in his earnings call with investor, ceo ron johnson took blame. experience is learning from your mistakes, and i have learned a lot. >> the problem jcpenney is dealing with it it hasn't alienating their core consumer. >> they loved their deals and coupons. so last year when the store announced lower prices in lieu of discounts, sales plunged. j krcpenney now offers price

comparison and promotes some discounted items, but johnson says he's sticking to his strategy. >> we had one of the oldest and poorest customers in the history. we have over time gotten younger and more affluent. >> it's been a costly gamble, but jcpenney is betting their recent financial pain will pay off in the long run. >> they're also making legal headlines. they signed a deal with martha stewart to sell her products with one of their many in-store boutiques. that triggered a lawsuit from macy's which already sells her products. >> diana, thank you so much. they're not quite dashing through the snow, but slow as they may be, no one can deny these pugs are dressed perfectly for their sled ride. if only their squishy little faces didn't look unimpressed by their exexcursion. they're cute. the scarf, the hat, it completes the deal. you're up to date right now.

>> that's the most gratuitous cute animal i have ever seen. >> with the music, too. >> we do it all the time. >> adorable. thanks. >> how about a look at the weather? >> it still looks like that in some parts of the country. let's take a look in the pacific northwest. big storm system coming onshore. that's bringing a lot of rain into seattle. in fact, the puget sound area, anywhere from 1 to 3 inches. some areas locally 5 inches. this big storm system that's coming in is eventually going to make its way cross country and by wednesday sets itself up along the eastern seaboard. the european model brings it right along the coast. cold enough air, we could be looking at a possibly significant snow storm from norfolk, washington, even south of new york city. we'll continue to track it for you but we're going to continue to watch this. we're going to see this is what thank you, al. good morning. a live look, improving sky over

san francisco. you make out the tower off in the distance. sunol where we're all headed in minute mpz beautiful day shaping up. 80 degrees. warmest day of the year on tap for gilroy. 75 degrees in glenn more. san jose it's going to be nice. through the next couple of days a weak system tries to come through that's going to increase the cloud cover. not changing temperatures. cooler next week. >> and that's your >> thanks a lot. we promise you we'll leave the lights on for the rest of the hour for everyone's safety. coming up next, homes across the country for under $400,000. we'll show you right after this. [ male announcer ] this is bob, a regular guy with an irregular heartbeat. the usual, bob? not today. [ male announcer ] bob has afib: atrial fibrillation not caused by a heart valve problem, a condition that puts him at greater risk for a stroke. [ gps ] turn left.

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on "today's" real estate, what can you get for under $400,000? barbara corcoran is here. >> good to see you, al. >> in grand blank, michigan. >> grand blank is a great community. a lot of weekend people go there actually. it's hard to believe. you could get 4,300 square feet of greek revival mansion. >> wow! >> look at that, and it's only $399,000, please. i had to check the price three times. sparkling blue pool out in the backyard that echoes the styles of the main house. this just happens to come with the house at that price. natural preserve of many acres. you're not paying the taxes but getting to use those acres like it's your own backyard. inside there's a salon with

french doors. pretty fancy dancy, i think. >> they have a spare living room? >> yeah, yeah, in case you get bored with the main living room. big master bedroom with a seating area. that, remember, is only one of five bedrooms and 4 1/2 baths. that's one big house. >> sure is. santa fe, new mexico, a charming piet e terre. >> only 905 square feet but steps from the most popular art galleries and santa fe's famous canyon road, which is where you want to live in you're young and excited about life. >> unlike the rest of us. >> people over the hill, you know. that's too small for me. i would rather have something bigger. it has a step-down kitchen with wooden cabinets, updated appliances. flagstone floors throughout the entire place, french doors. that fireplace in the living

room make it is informal. of course, they needy new table set, i think. it looks a little weary. but the property taxes are just $1,500 a year. sweetheart of a house to move into. let's head offer to the northeast and pownal, maine. >> it's a hard one to pronounce. rural area from downtown portland, 10 miles from freeport, home of l.l. bean. full outdoor kitchen. you can cook in, cook out. your choice. the kitchen inside is pine and glass cabinet fronts. formal living room and dining room and one long open space, probably 45 feet end to end, it has a vaulted ceiling and big palladium windows out back is more like a huge sun porch with those windows and high ceiling.

you almost feel like you're living outside. what a beautiful house. remember, it's only $399,000. that's our magic number today. >> this isn't a how. it's an estate, renovated federal estate for $399,000. >> that's our number today. this is a very unusual house. not unusual for that part of the country, but usually they are pricey. there's no sales tax, there's no income tax and it makes it a haven for a lot of rich folks. see that detached garage. there's a family room with dark wood floors openi inin ining on deck. that comes for free if you want to take care of it. it's a heck of a lot of work but why not? it would be worth it. there's a kitchen that needs new lighting. there's a living room, dining room combined. there's a fireplace. i love that center cabinet. flagstone floors. what's wrong with this? if you take a look at the place

where we ought to hang out, al, popping in that tub, soaking the day away. i would buy that house just to have that opportunity. >> finally, we're heading south to little rock, arkansas. it costs $399,000, built in 2001. it's got four bedrooms. >> come back. i'm only kidding. get back here. come on, come on, come on. nothing weird about this house. calm down, okay? it's a formal brick home with landscaping. it's a nice house, okay? it's in a community of private homes, swimming pools, shopping malls. you basically don't get to meet anybody else if you live here. it's beautiful. all the finishes have been totally redone in this house. beautiful little features and this house, remember, is -- what do you think the price is? >> $399,900. >> wrong, $389, on sale today. >> barbara corcoran, thank you so much. still ahead, affordable

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good morning to you. 9:26. i'm marla tellez. a san jose woman known as chili finger lady will be back in court. under arrest, accused of lying to police to protect her son from being sent to jail after he accidentally shot himself in the ankle. her son is a convicted felon who is not supposed to have a gun. she recently spent four years in prison after lying about finding a severed finger in a bowl of wendy's chili in 2005. a deadly shooting prompting changes teeonight's first frida street festival in oakland.

a peace concert will be held for the 18-year-old shot and killed february 1st. the festival will end at 9:00 instead of 10:00, and the size of the festival will be cut in half to just five blocks. more police officers and security will be on patrol to crack down on drinking. after the break, we'll check the forecast and mike will have a look at roads. [ mom ] dear chex cereal, i just had to write. you can't imagine how long i've been searching for something like this for my family. i'm amazed you make so many great flavors

that are gluten free. my guys are crazy for chocolate chex and honey nut chex. for me, it's cinnamon. it means a lot to be able to give them something that's good for them, that also puts smiles on their faces. 'cause i really love those smiles. we're the harris family. and we love chex. [ male announcer ] love chex? connect with us on facebook. welcome back. 9:28. look at this beautiful sky over sunol. warming, already in the 60s in some cities. headed towards the warmest day of the year so far. still have lingering fog, high atop our san bruno cam. you can make out the surface at this point. that's good news. that fog is burning off quickly in some parts. we have patches around the bay. 75 degrees in livermore. 73 fremont. 72 on the way for redwood city. if you like these warm daze we'll hold on to 70 all week

long. old man winter wednesday into thursday. good morning, mike. >> good morning. as christina showed you the fog is burning off in many spots. it affects your drive, the bay bridge toll plaza, a backup here. chp continues with their fog advisory across all of your bay area bridges. there you go. the reason why. san mateo bridge, same case on the hayward side. peninsula, you see the high-rise, fog in san mateo. fremont, a break there coming down into the south. there's sunshine coming through. and we'll look at the map. we enter milpitas, slow, 887. >> we'll be back at 9:56 with the nexit update. until then, the "today" show. ♪ [ male announcer ] now's the time to save 5% off every day with your lowe's consumer credit card.

people are already betting on who the next pope is going to be. this is a big deal. they call this the sweet sistine. no, that's what they're calling it. here is the news story. >> put together something called the sweet sistine, first round voting brackets on the favorites for pope. las vegas sports bookees are reporting an increase with pope betting, with gamblers arguing over just who the next pope will be. so far, there is no safe favorite. >> oh, my goodness. >> god thing their backs are to the cameras. >> little papal humor from leno last night. i'm willie geist along with

natalie morales, al roker and erica hill. >> hello. >> five affordable weekend getaways. we'll tell you about those in just a minute. plus the five things you need to know about fat. >> first let's say hello to erica hill, who has what's coming up. >> glad you calmed down a little bit. >> well, they have. >> watch the light. >> i'm a little leery of the lights this morning. >> when the lights go out -- >> all bets are off. pay attention, those of you in vegas. from popular children's books and now country music. her art has touched millions and she's sold millions of pieces. i recently went to her connecticut farmhouse, sat down with her to talk about her latest project and what inspires her. i also got to sit in her diner. she has a real diner out there in connecticut, which is really cool. for all of you "star wars" fans not only can you travel to another galaxy but get in a little exercise, too. say hello to the jedi workout. >> that's brilliant.

>> and we'll be doing it out on the plaza. i am taking that man down with my light sabre. plus "celebrity apprentice" is back with some of your favorite stars. hear what's in store for the season which we hear is crazy good. >> is gary busey on this weekend? >> there might be a little. >> wow! >> you can go about your weekend. >> be a good jedi? i imagine. >> always. >> all right, erica, thanks a lot. al, how about a check of the weather? let's see what we've got for you as we start your weekend off. for tomorrow, looking at snow showers around the great lakes, lot of rain in the pacific northwest. sunny and wild, texas into the southwest. cool into florida. for sunday, sunday, look for snow showers still hanging around new england, snow across the northern plains into the rockies. plenty of sunshine and warm from texas on into the southwest. showers in the pacific northwest.

still lingering showers in southern florida. that's what's -- where did 9:32. look at the improvement. just over the past 15 minutes, you can actually see the top to bottom of all buildings in san francisco. and, yeah, we're slated to hit near record highs everywhere. 75 degrees in livermore. 77 in fairfield. 80 degrees on the way in gilroy. if you like the warmth, we'll drop off temperatures a little bit. as we head through sunday. but temperatures are still going to be warm enough to get outdoors comfortably monday into tuesday. things change. rain comes back wednesday into thursday. >> and that's your latest weather. willie? all right, al, thanks. this morning on "today's" travel, affordable weekend getaways. nilou motamed is editor for travel & leisure. march is a good time to get

away. winter is going to hang around for another month. great time to escape. you want to start in the southeast. >> people love to go to miami. sometimes the price tag is overwhelming. ft. lauderdale is a great alternative. there's a fantastic hotel called the be ocean where every room has incredible views of the ocean. they're not skimping on perks. there's free ipads, free wi-fi, infinity pool, cool sushi restaurant. cab anas where you can star gaze in the evening. and, of course, that beautiful beach. >> $199 a night. >> great deal for this time of year. that's a weekend rate. all the rates we'll be giving you is a weekend rate. >> up here in the northeast, you're taking us to the catskills. >> we're going to beat it. this hotel, we are in love with the travel & leisure, weekend rates are $99 a night. another hotel trying to make you feel like you're getting a great value for your money. not only do they give you

coupons for going to hunter, but in the summertime you get free bicycles. so charming. it feels like a combination of hipster brooklyn crossd with boho catskills. the price tag cannot be beat $99 a night on weekends. >> that's a nice place year round, particularly right now. and northern california. >> i was just in northern california. specifically in mendocino, so charming, farmhouses, collection of cottages. you'll get views that are just breathtaking of the pacific. if you're there between now and april you might be able to see whales because they migrate through there. breakfasts are killer. and hot chocolate. i don't know what the trick is, but it's really pretty good stuff. >> beautiful views right there. also the part i love, they will

bring you a bucket of iced beer, local craft brew. >> now i know what to get you for christmas. >> for people who don't live in that area, lake geneva, one of the most beautiful places in the country. >> you know it. only two hours away from chicago. the grand geneva resort is celebrating its 45th anniversary. it's a beautiful, architecture. actually in the wintertime they have a great water park for kids and it's not just for kids. adults can have fun there, too. they have a great steakhouse. do you know what they do after dinner? s'mores, fire pit. and skiing. you have a little bit of everything. great for the family. >> in between chicago and milwaukee, so a lot of people within striking distance. >> you know a lot. you've done some research. >> little bit. let's go to the southwest. red river ranch. this is kind of an outdoor experience. >> this is stunning if you love the idea of going out into beautiful southern utah

landscape, this is the place to go. you'll have access to so many of the incredible national parks. what i love about this place, it really feels like city slickers where you've gone into a place that feels authentic and authentically rustic. floor to ceiling fireplace in their great room, buffalo heads and trophies from bygone eras, navajo-inspired decor throughout. horseback riding, hiking, do all the things that you don't get to do while you're sitting at your desk, wishing you're on a long weekend getaway. >> that may be more of an active weekend. >> for sure. >> nilou motamed, thank you. and thank you for bringing all your luggage. >> i'm glad i could lend it to you guys. some facts you may not have known about fat after this. use only natural ingredients.

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>> belly fat can be dangerous to your health. >> that's correct. it is the most dangerous type of fat. i'm not talking about the fat that you can pinch on your waistline but the fat that lies inside, wrapped around your organs. if you carry your weight in your midsection you'll have more of this type of fat and it does wreak havoc on your health. it doesn't just sit idly there. it produces inflammatory substances and hormones that will increase your risk of breast cancer, diabetes and heart disease. so it's more harmful than if you carry your weight in your thigh s or hips. when it breaks down, it goes through the liver and stimulates the liver to make bad cholesterol. it is very harmful for you. the good news is that it is ease toy lose. when you diet and exercise, it comes off first and quickly and rapidly. >> that is good news. fact number two, eating fat will not make you fat. calories will, though. and we're talking about healthy fat. >> that's right. >> we hear a lot about the olive oils and the monounsaturated

fats. that's what we're talking about, right? >> exactly. when you eat healthy fats, you can actually lose weight. fat makes feel more satiated. >> we just saw the mediterranean diet studies this week that shows how important it is to have olive oil, almonds, avocados in your diet. >> they are healthy for you. they help to lower your risk of heart disease and stroke. they're beneficial for your blood sugar as well as your insulin levels, great news for diabetics. you should incorporate these into your diet and not worry and avoid the saturated and trans fats. >> one pound of body fat equivalent to 3,500 calories. what kind of exercise or activities would you have to do to be able to burn that amount? >> so to burn -- to lose one pound and burn 3,500 calories is a lot of work. you either have to do six step classes, walk briskly for nine hours or run 33 miles.

>> that's a lot. >> a moment on the lips, lifetime on the hips, it really is true. if you take in 175 calories more a day, which is the equivalent of two ounces of chocolate -- not that much -- you'll gain a pound every 20 days. if you take in 350 calories extra a day, which is a milkshake, you'll gain a pound every ten days. >> cholesterol helps your body digest fat. >> it does. >> this is the good cholesterol we're talking about. >> this is all cholesterol. we do need cholesterol to function. it place a variety of roles in our body. it helps make vitamin synthesize. and helps you digest fat. because our bodies make all the cholesterol that we need, any excess bad cholesterol taken in can do harm. what you see happen, you see it on our model. >> of the artery. >> right. it start notice to deposit in

the lining of the artery causing it to narrow, preventing blood flow to the brain and vital organs. it looks like frozen butter coated in there. >> disgusting. speaking of disgusting is this right behind you. even just losing 10 pounds can improve your health. what is that right there? >> this is five pounds of fat. this is very dramatic. >> it's a model. >> imagine putting this in a backpack and walking around with five pounds. it really puts stress on your body, makes you short of breath. puts stress on your knees. if you lose just 5 to 10% of your body weight, which in a 200-pound person is 10 pounds, it will benefit your health. lower blood pressure, cholesterol and your risk of heart disease and stroke. >> very good information. that inspires you, right? spanning the world with len berman. first, these messages. alright, bring the model in on the set! ah beautiful. work the camera... work it...work it!

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>> on your mark, get set. high schooler in monument, colorado, full-court bounce. three points, absolutely. our oops of the month, ling na with the serve in australia and it's just a little out of bounds. phil mickelson looking for his ball. and in vegas, to start the rugby finals. they were still playing the game. just a little bit of timing, that's all. lower left of the screen, hey, he just wanted to play with the big boys. >> the russian coach wanted to do the same. pass to him? yeah. two points. in japan, new liolympic spo, ski jump sliding. look out for the twist. our takedowns of the month, in

miami, the fans shooting for $75,000. and he gets tackled by lebron james. not as bad as the vice president getting annoyed with al roker on inauguration day. so al gets it, right, from the secret service. and well deserved i might add. ladies australian open, simply too many spectators on the course. time-out. and condor got loose during the national anthem and the handler had a bit of trouble handling him. winning chicago bulls shot. >> i like my meatballs spicy! >> who doesn't? >> what? >> posts it up. not bad. congo teammate goalie dancing on the seat of his pants and golfer who celebrated gangnam style.

celebrating the fact that he only lost by 14 shots. and our team effort of the month at the airport, nebraska softball team doing a human bicycle. >> wow! >> only to be outdone by the florida baseball team. >> here we go. >> here we go. i lied. here is the harlem shake. yes, ladies and gentlemen. ♪ >> oh, that's wrong. >> oh, bad! >> wow! >> al roker. >> athleticism at its finest. >> we like that you included his takedown there. >> nobody got hurt. >> and nobody got hurt. >> the human bicycle when t, th of us, when we go to break. >> that is gross. >> barbara corcoran. >> well, after you took care of her -- >> lenny, thank you.

>> that's why he's here once a month. >> i'm not here next month. see you later. >> len berman, thanks. >> back in a moment. first this is "today" on nbc. [ mom ] dear chex cereal,

i just had to write. you can't imagine how long i've been searching for something like this for my family. i'm amazed you make so many great flavors that are gluten free. my guys are crazy for chocolate chex and honey nut chex. for me, it's cinnamon. it means a lot to be able to give them something that's good for them, that also puts smiles on their faces. 'cause i really love those smiles. we're the harris family. and we love chex. [ male announcer ] love chex? connect with us on facebook.

coming up next week on "today." >> al's exhausted. >> jill martin is back with her steals and deals. >> why mr. right is not real. >> kathie lee and hoda with the movies you want to check out this weekend. hey! did you know that honey nut cheerios

has oats that can help lower cholesterol? and it tastes good? sure does! ♪ wow. [ buzz ] delicious, right? yeah. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... ♪ well, would you look at the time... what's the rush? bee happy. bee healthy. with clusters of flakes and o's. oh, ho ho... it's the honey sweetness. i...i mean, you...love. 9:56. good morning. i'm marla tellez. triple murder suspect is in jail and will appear in court next

week in connection with shooting and fiery crash in the las vegas strip. police arrested this man, 26-year-old man in north hollywood. harris accused of shooting and killing oakland native kenneth cherry last week as he drove his maserati down the strip. it slammed into a taxi killing both inside. investigators are trying to identify a partial human skull found by a group of teens hiking in union city. investigators are searching the creek bed in alameda creek near nevada road. the skull has been there at least a year or up to 20 years. meteorologist christina loren. >> hey, thanks. we are still slated to hit records. it's a beautiful day. warmest day of the year so far. 76 is the forecast high in santa rosa. record 71. forecasting to shat that temperature record. elsewhere, forecasting 80 in

dpil. 73 fremont. 70 on the way in san francisco. the weekend, a little bit of drizzle on the way sunday. showers in the north bay. temperatures going to maintain the 70s. we'll drop into the 60s next week. bring in the rain and the cold wednesday into thursday. have a great day. check your drive with mike. >> 101, fog is in the burning off stage. process of clearing 101 north of palo alto. you get patches along the peninsula into the city. from san mateo down through the south bay, the orange shows where that fog might be a factor. north 880 a crash at 101, that will be a factor driving up from 280 both directions very slow. here's the toll plaza. back to you. >> still foggy. we'll be back in 30 minutes at 10:26 with our next news and weather update. we will see you then. in the meantime, say hello to the students who came to visit us.

>> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> and we made it, hoda, i told you we would. >> and we did. >> no, i would we would. it's try day friday. it's the first day of march. >> let's let that soak in for a second. it's the first day of march, which means april's coming and may and summertime. i'm excited. >> i know. >> you know who else is excited? >> sara. we've been playing "get your game on." and sara's outside.

with fans, and we are going to select someone who's going to play a game with us. is that right, sara? >> yes. we have a huge class out here today. >> i know who i want. >> i know who i want, too. >> i'm looking at that guy straight ahead. yeah, that's my guy. >> look at the girl in the pink right there, the pink scarf. >> this one right here? yes. >> bring them in, baby. >> thanks, sara. >> we're going to have some fun. we had some fun the other day, and we forgot to talk about it yesterday. we went to a musical that i had seen before and actually saw many years ago, and it won the triple crown, the tony for best book, best lyrics, best music for a certain man named rupert holmes who's a jegenius. >> "mystery of edwin drood." i loved it, you guys. it's definitely worth going. you'll enjoy yourself. you'll laugh. there's good music. >> very funny. the gentleman now in it along

with such a great cast, rivera and greg edelman, so many tony nominations, is a friend named andrew who was in "scandalous." he's going to be our singer next week. >> oh, good. >> go see it this weekend if you get a chance. >> so you guys knew we were in l.a. for a couple of weeks back there. >> yeah, we heard from them. >> we heard from you. but what you might not have known is, we weren't just doing our show. >> we were very busy. >> we were very busy. we ran to a lot of other shows, didn't we? >> like seven of them. >> seven other shows. we hung out with ellen and steve harvey, kelly osbourne, juliana rancic. let's watch. >> obviously, i need my cohosts for the hour. >> joining us now from the "today" show is -- >> kathie lee gifford. >> i didn't show up to the "today" show one morning. i lied. i e-mailed them and said i can't go. they decided to say that i was sick.

>> you're lying again! >> kathie lee is off the chain. >> hoda is, too. hoda is more funny than anyone i know. >> which one would be the first to take off her bikini top? >> definitely not me. >> they are held up by cranes right now, and there would be no room for anyone else on the beach. >> you got some juice boxes. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> you know it's good when it says "fine red table wine." >> i got you a little something for your show. >> you did? >> come on out. >> that's not going to fit hoda's head. >> no. >> oh, my god. no! no! no! >> i am a lot of fun at parties. here's the thing. >> you certainly are. >> i really, really -- thank you, kyle, for that who put that

together. i freaked you out. christine was in the dressing room going -- oh, my gosh! it was grape juice, everybody, okay? i'm clearing it up. >> we were disappointed. and ellen, too. ellen was, like, what? oh, my god. and that's what it was. it was grape juice. >> during all of that time we were out there, there was a common stream everywhere we went of questioning about a certain thing. take a look. >> i promise you, hoda. >> we're trying to find you a boyfriend. >> hoda, any takers? >> chewy is not available for hoda. she needs someone a little more her size. >> single gal coming out here. yeah, baby. hoda! >> if you could find me someone exactly like blake shelton. >> blake shelton. >> when you're with blake

shelton, it is hot in here. ♪ i've never loved someone the way that i love you ♪ >> if you're like blake shelton, what's your e-mail address? >> kathie lee and i are working together to help you, hoda. find love. >> alfonzo. >> hoda, he's smart. >> come on out. >> what is your favorite wine? >> it's a wine called chocolate block, and hoda, i think you and i should share a bottle of that. >> let me tell you who i've been thinking about. ♪ could end up with you >> i don't know why we can't be together. we had a total connection, if you guys were here yesterday. >> you had a total connection. every time you're together, the sexual chemistry is through the roof. yeah, it was everywhere and it's continued to be. if you have any more thoughts on the subject -- >> no more thoughts. >> your crazy cousin juju, you

know, everybody's got a juju somewhere. whoever you think hoda should be with, we want to hear from you. >> please, let's move on to other topics. it is the weekend. and the question is how will you spend your time? there's a new book, it's called "the book of times" by lesley alderman. here's what she found out. she interviewed a ton of people. >> you take this one. >> if you're having sex this week, it is likely this is what will happen. at 10:16 p.m. saturday night. that is the most popular time of the week. it could also happen -- >> is that a ticking clock? >> yes. at 9:00. or something annoying. >> that sounds like a really bad plumber working. it could also happen at 9:00 friday night or 9:30 sunday morning. >> i vote for sunday morning. >> in a minute or two, it could be any time you want. who says it happens then? >> this is what the surveyed showed. so you will spend 16 minutes --

please, could we stop the thing? >> don't say banging when you're talking about this subject. >> you'll probably spend 16 minutes on foreplay and 16 minutes trying to get to poughkeepsie. for a total of 32 minutes. >> you like to just get to poughkeepsie, though. >> yeah. well, you know, yeah. yeah. i like that. >> in fact, it's your favorite place in the world, isn't it, hoda woman? i say we do a remote from poughkeepsie. you like it had so much in california. okay, let's see how you guys feel if we get to poughkeepsie. >> it's time for your "friday funny." i can't wait. >> laughter, my gosh. >> that is enough. >> that's true. from facebook fan linnea.

i hope that's right. a tour bus driver is driving with a busload of seniors down a highway. when he's tapped on his shoulder by a little old lady. she offers him a handful of peanuts. after about 15 minutes as she taps him on his shoulder again and hands him another handful. she repeats this gesture, oh, five times more or so. when she's about to hand him another batch, he asked the little old lady, why don't you eat the peanuts yourself, ma'am? she said we can't chew them because we got no teeth, she replied. the puzzled driver asked, why do you buy them, then? the little old ladies, well, we just love the chocolate around them. >> eww. eww. that is nasty. sucked the chocolate right off. >> like you've never done it before. >> it's now time for "bobbie's buzz." >> what's going on, girl? >> i have a very cute dress. >> that is adorable. >> so fun for almost spring.

i have fun stuff for your jewelry that's actually really smart. this is something i wish i would have invented called the care ring. you know how you're afraid of leaving your ring in the bathroom or sink. you just put this over your ring. they stretch. and so you can leave it by a sink or when you're traveling or if you work at a hospital or something, you don't want to leave your ring, really smart. >> okay. >> now, if you ever have a ring that kind of falls over your earring, the stud won't point straight, these fantastic stabilizers. you just poke the back through it and it sticks on the back. >> and faces it the direction you want. >> in the back, it will stabilize it so it points straight. >> that's probably not very expensive. >> also they have for your ring. and then i wanted to make these for y'all. look at this bracelet. >> oh, my gosh! >> this is pictures. and i picked some adorable pictures of hoda and kathie. they can make these and overnight them. they're only around $20.

so cute. i have them for both of you. last but not least -- >> oh, my gosh! >> they do all different kinds. they're really cool. usually sometimes the picture jewelry looks a little -- >> this looks beautiful. >> but that's, like, chic. and last but not least, in honor of all of the drinking around here, i found that these are fantastic studs. and i have them in my ears. get a close-up. they're bottles of wine. >> oh, my god. >> do you see those? >> inspired by hoda last saturday night. >> i get tagged with the drinking problem. seriously. how did i get tagged? >> thank you. >> it's online and you can go to our website and figure out how to win it. >> thank you, sweetheart. >> sara. >> bottle of wine to a bottle of milk. it's time for "today's johnson's

baby announcement." first up is kayla a. durand of lafayette, indiana. she came into the world on january 18th to her proud parents. next the adorable savaglio twins, michael and nicholas were born in ohio on january 11th. believe it or not, mom and dad say they love getting up in the middle of the night for their feedings. >> give it time. >> our next baby of the week is kai aaron. he was born on january 5th to beaming parents steven and gina of bassett, virginia. and finally, we can't forget baby claire carmouche in texas, born january 11th. mom, mariana's birthday. congratulations. if you want a chance for your baby to anticipate on baby of the week, go to klgandhoda.com. >> thank you very much. we want you to look us on facebook because we're close to

having a lot of likes. i don't know. go on -- we are wearing the big gloves, all right? >> i thought we accomplished this. come on. >> we did. we've got to do it again. we have our contestants. they've been chosen and they're ready to spin the wheel. >> we're going to find out what game we're going to play when we get our game on and the best in movies, hoda woman. >> yes. >> and other stuff. [ man ] i think this is a good time to tell you: you're doing okay, mom. i can call you "mom," right? i know we haven't known each other very long, but you seem like a real keeper. you're not perfect. but you're trying. anyway, i want you to know how much i appreciate you. you know, right? how much i love you. you're doing okay, mom. how much i love you. nowbye, bye brittle! goes mega plush!

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very important subject because there are many times when men will lie to us. for instance, if we ask, you know -- >> how do i look? >> is there anything wrong with that, doctor? >> lying is complicated. it's not so black and white. and i think sometimes honesty is not the best policy. so when someone asks, how do i like, what are they really asking? it's like saying do you love me? do i look okay to you? of course you do. not, you look not to great in that dress. >> do you really want to know? >> a great question. >> that's terrible. >> i think it's a good question. >> a terrible question. >> the whole thing about lying is not actually lying but avoiding situations where you have to tell the truth. >> what do you mean? >> exactly. i've been doing that for years. >> do i look fat? you look great. i love you -- oh, hold on. i've got to run. >> oh. >> that's so obvious, ian. i would know that there's an issue there. >> not particularly in that, but the outfit yesterday -- >> no, in that, you do, i love

that other blue you had on. >> do you have to lie? isn't there a way -- >> you have to know your audience. i think you have to know your audience. does the person want to know the absolute truth? >> do most people want to be lied to? there's a psychological question for you. >> i think this is important especially among married couples. let's say frank asked you, what did you dream about last night? what if you had a steamy, hot dream about another man? would you say -- you know how jealous he can get -- why would you tell him? why wouldn't you just let that one go? >> i had an unbelievable dream last night. >> but you're not telling the whole truth. >> it would make the hair stand on your -- whatever hair left we have. >> i would say that's called truth dumping. >> oh, dump this, doctor. >> go ahead. >> i was going to say, that's something that's private. that's something that he doesn't need to know. >> exactly. >> why would you need to volunteer that information? >> i would never volunteer it. >> that's something that could also make your relationship, i think, sexier if you can start

to show those thoughts and fantasies with each other. >> have you heard frank? >> it can cut both ways. >> i think that might be generational. >> i think so, too. >> i think so. yeah, yeah, yeah. men were raised very differently. they're very territorial. >> what if your husband said to you something about honey, do you think our neighbor is handsome? and he happens to be very, very, very handsome. >> i would say i do. >> do you find him sexy? >> i'd say yeah, he's a sexy guy. >> why? >> i wouldn't say i want him because he's handsome and sexy. i'd say he is, he's a handsome and sexy guy. >> what if frank said -- >> why me? >> because you're the perfect couple. >> we are not the perfect couple. >> what do you think? >> i think we want to protect each other's feelings. i think that's what you're getting at. >> i want an authentic relationship. >> i don't know that authenticity means bold, brash honesty at all times. >> yeah. what does it mean? >> i think it means being thoughtful. >> you can be thought of the without going out of your way to

say that hunk next door. if he asks me a question, what is wrong with having an authentic relationship and i tell him the truth? >> i think in relationships everyone does have the right to a certain degree of privacy. but sometimes we don't know how to navigate those boundaries of privacy. so things that should actually be allowed to kept private suddenly become lies. and so i think it's really about respecting each other's privacy. >> and i think it almost becomes confessional. like you had this dream and you think, i have to tell. but it's to unburden yourself for having been unfaithful in your dream. >> why do you make this about me? >> because it's about you and your dreams. you had one of those dreams. >> no, i think the reason we're still married after almost 27 years is because we value one another enough to tell each other the truth. when we haven't told each other the truth, it has not ended well. to tell the truth is to respect one another. >> i think women also have a sixth sense. any time i've ever attempted to lie to my wife even about a

little thing, i feel like i get busted and she knows anyway. >> thanks for the lively conversation. really good. you get to ask you anything you want. why did we ruin the last segment? >> almost anything. sorry. sara and our fans right after this. >> do we have any left? jolly rancher crunch n' chew. chewy inside... with a crunchy candy shell. untamed fruit flavor. jolly rancher crunch n' chew.

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>> what about you? >> same thing with me. i like family time. just knowing you have a day that you can make for yourself, whatever you want. i do like to go see a good movie, see some theater, a book i like or want to read that's nothing work related. it's calling to me and i can curl up. i love that. >> next up we've got gina from seattle. >> hey, girls. >> hey! >> what is your very favorite vacation spot? >> i'm a caribbean girl. i love -- i like it because it's a direct flight. you can get there quickly, puerto rico, places like that, and i just enjoy the beach. i could just chill with a book on the beach for a week, no sweat. >> for a vacation, my -- >> hello? >> vacation, i'm thinking about it, my favorite place in the entire world is italy. for a study trip, i love to go to the holy land. that's the most fascinating place on earth. but to just relax, italy. >> thank you. thanks, sara. coming up, advice for

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you can see the roadway a little bit and the bay bridge we can see it's clearing. still fog. back to you. >> we'll have more on the top stories in 30 minutes. we hope to see you at 1:00. we're back with more of "today" on this friday. and we're kicking off a new series called "reel moms" where we talk about the best films to catch this weekend, whether you're renting one for the kids or getting a baby-sitter for tonight. >> today's movie critics are mother of two jessica shaw who's also the senior writer for "entertainment weekly" and a contributor to the magazine's family entertainment site. >> tim stack must be so upset you're here. and robin is a lifestyle expert and brand-new mom of a 3-month-old baby girl. and finally comedienne and mother of two jane condon. >> careful. >> she's funny already. >> hi, guys. it's interesting to hear your takes. we often hear from movie

critics. now we get a nice little mix. the first one is "jack the giant slayer," the 3-d action film out in films. a lot of special effects. what do you think? >> this is hollywood's latest take. it's about jack and the beanstalk. i think it's good. it's rated pg-13. there's definitely some violence. >> robin, do you think kids would like it, or is it too scary? >> a bit scary. my baby's quite small. but i think my husband would have liked it. maybe it's like a dude and boy movie. >> how old is your husband? >> quite young. >> the special effects are pretty remarkable. >> i think this is a totally fabulous movie. there was one woman at the screening screaming. >> was she drunk? >> it was the director's mother. >> exactly. >> all right. so 3-d film "escape from planet

earth" in theaters. >> is that like the old "escape from planet earth" or new one? >> an alien animated adventure. one brother is stuck in area 61. to me this is like mediocre animation. it's the kind of movie that as a parent you bring your kid and think, huh, what am i making for dinner tonight? >> not for very young kids. >> do you guys think it's for parents? >> it has a huge all-star cast. i actually waited to see who was in it. i think jessica alba and george lopez. maybe sarah jessica parker. >> during a movie for kids, i sit there and think, guess who's that voice? sofia vergara "modern family." >> she was hilarious. >> va, va, va voom alien. >> let's talk "safe haven." my mom just saw this nicholas

sparks movie. loved it. >> it's about love, right? love. >> you're right. you're right. >> nicholas sparks, it has everything -- i mean, this is josh duhamel. >> i love him. >> it's cheesy, romantic. there's a canoe ride, a kiss in the rain. this is predictable, but it's doing great because people love predictability. >> how is julianne hough as an actress? >> i feel thick they have amazing chemistry. i feel like "the notebook" is the one everyone holds nicholas sparks to. i was happy to get out for two hours. >> and he's easy on the eyes. >> she's a beautiful girl. kind of a date movie. >> did you really think it was good acting? >> yes. >> i'm a comedienne. we're not expected to act. >> i heard that julianne hough, you don't think she's in peril at all. >> from her past, right? that's one of the things -- >> whatever happens, there's a

little scary tension near the end. i want to say, don't worry, she's dating ryan seacrest. >> she's going to be all right. >> for rent, "hotel transylvania." >> it's cute. >> adam sandler, did it make you wonder, where is he? >> he plays dracula. he runs a hotel for the frankensteins and the mummies. >> they've got to stay someplace, too. >> monsters to get away from humans. and it's super, super cute. >> he has a party for his daughter, mavis, who is 118. and the human boyfriend who's trying to pretend he's a vampire. >> sofia vergara is not in this? >> there's a movie that she missed. >> now "argo" is going to be out for rent. did you guys all love it? >> best picture. >> i want to put in a vote for "silver linings." >> me, too. >> because ten years ago, you couldn't do a movie about mental

illness. so god bless you, david russell. it was about real people. >> yeah. >> who happen to be bipolar. >> it's not coming out, though, this weekend. you know that. >> "argo" is super great. it just got best picture at the oscars. it's just such a fun movie to watch. the premise is amazing already. they had to pretend a movie to go into iran. it's done really well. >> the gentleman it's about is saying very little of it is true. >> this is interesting. >> i actually looked it up. i saw president carter basically said the same thing. it's really not true. >> it's a great movie, but it's not true. >> thanks, ladies. getting what you want when you want it, hoda. from your contractor. >> right after this. [ male announcer ] time won't stop you from feeling beautiful. introducing nexxus youth renewal. now, visibly combat 8 signs of aging hair.

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woolite washed clothes look like new, longer. on "today's home," one of the hardest parts of being a homeowner is finding a contractor who will give you a good price and get the job done the way you want it. >> so if you're planning on doing a little remodeling, how can you avoid getting ripped off and find someone you can trust? kevin o'connor is the host of "this old house" and a contributor for "this old house" magazine. nice to see you. >> nice to see you guys. thank you for having me. >> are you irish? >> just a bit. >> just a wee bit. >> just a wee bit. >> so finding the right contractor is not an easy thing to do.

>> no. >> what's the best way to go about that? >> so word of mouthy think is one of the great ways. ask your neighbors or services out there like angie's list. they're all based on word of mouth. >> i see angie's list all the time on commercials. that's a really good way to go? >> that's based on people giving their reviews. >> you can't buy those. >> you've got to earn them. >> your doctor gives you a speciali specialist's name. >> you've got to have good plans. >> you've got to have good plans. >> what do you have? >> these are plans for you guys. here's one for each of you. >> i have a couple written up. >> you guys know what a contractor napkin is, all right? >> if you don't need a blueprint. >> get a real plan. a real plan is going to do a lot of things for you, okay? it's going to tell you how much square footage you're dealing with, it's going to tell you about the materials. materials can be 44% of the total price. with a real plan, you've made hard decisions and your contractor and you are talking the same language. >> okay. >> let's talk about materials. >> let's. >> i want white subway tiles in

my house. you see these? >> yep. >> you like them? >> yeah, they're in the right spot. i do. >> $3.25 a square foot. now, these right here, these are made by machine. these are made by hand. $14 a square foot. four times the cost. >> and you can't really tell, the naked eye. >> we have them next to each other. you can't tell. but when you say white subway tile -- >> they might go for the price. >> you want to make sure you're talking about the same thing. >> what is the markup? how much do they pocket, your contractor? >> 15% to 20% of the margins, typically for a good contractor doing a great job. >> so that adds up. >> you talk about thousands of dollars difference in price. >> couldn't you say to them, give me a laundry list. show me what i can get for this. the cheap end and the high end. >> you should sit there and tell them what you want. i want hardwood floors in the kitchen. hardwood floors means different things to different people. this is southern yellow pine here. this is unfinished.

and this is going to be a couple bucks per square foot. but this is prefinished right here. so the difference is once this goes in, you still have to sand it, stain it. >> right. >> so now we're talking about -- >> a lot of labor. >> a lot of labor, right? we're going to nail this down. so there's actually engineered flooring that doesn't need to be nailed down. >> this is such a turn-on for hoda. >> that was hot. >> come on. >> do it again. >> oh, my gosh. >> come on. >> go. oh, wow! wow! that was, like, the best. >> now, you're not done yet because that needs to be finished. >> no, i'm done. >> you want to keep my hammer? keep my hammer. all right. anyway. materials make a big difference, but labor makes a big difference. >> it all adds up. >> work out the details. >> that's important. >> final tip. >> what? what is it? >> do some of the grunt work yourself, right? so keep your sanity. >> that's not going to work with you, hoda. >> no. >> keep the dirt on the dirty side where the construction's going on. keep the clean side -- put up a zip wall. something like this. >> i've never seen one of these.

in all these years i've been doing this stuff. >> you can seal it down. >> that's great. can i ask a question, though? if the contractor tells you you're going to be done in three weeks and you're on to the fourth week, do you have any recourse? what can you do except say how much longer is this going to take? >> it depends on the contractor. here's the tip. you always want to feel like you want to penalize a guy for going too long. consider putting a bonus or incentive to finish on time or before time. it may cost you a little extra money, but you're going to get it done. >> and you'll lose out on a lot of headaches. >> give them respect. they're probably coaching your kids on the local soccer team. >> don't let one bad experience with one contractor ruin it for everybody. >> i work with them. they're good guys. >> thanks, honey. thanks for coming. we are heading into the kitchen for an easy friday fish dinner. >> when we come back. [ boy ] eggo! [ female announcer ] eggo waffles are a great way to get your family together for breakfast. in fact, they might work too well. [ ding! ] [ shuffling, scooting ]

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cooking up a light and healthy weekend meal, baked cod with veggies. >> the executive chef of oceana here in new york. let's cut to the chase. we're going to make this dish because it pairs well with chardonnay. >> hey. >> a great chardonnay from christian moreau in france. >> you have a great restaurant, we should point out. it's a great spot. >> fantastic. >> tell us how we're making this. >> we're going to be doing baked alaskan cod. we've seasoned our fish with a little salt and pepper. >> okay. >> and if you had like to go ahead. >> yes, i would like to go ahead. what do you want me to do? >> carrots. >> okay. >> potatoes. >> and our green and red peppers. >> bell peppers. >> dump it in. >> allegedly a lot of people like. >> a lot of people do. >> a little garlic and basil and parsley. >> okay. >> a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil. >> that's hoda's favorite kind. >> and by drizzle, glug, glug. a couple of glugs.

>> tell me when. >> that's good right there. we're going to add a little salt and pepper to that. and then we cover it with foil. and we bake it at 350 degrees. for ten minutes. >> what are you doing? >> yeah, why are you here, ben? >> okay, you bake it like that. >> after ten minutes, the vegetables are about halfway cooked. we take our fish. and we arrange them on top of the vegetables. put the aluminum foil back on. >> can i ask you something, please? we hear so much about cape cod cod. what's the difference with alaskan cod? >> alaskan cod is sustainable. it's a great managed fishery and there's a plentiful amount. the cape cod cod right now, there's been a dramatic decrease in the amount you can catch. >> it tastes similar. >> it tastes just the same. and if you don't have cod, you could use halibut or hake or black sea bass. >> you cover it up. >> we cover it with the foil. then we're going to finish

baking it for about eight more minutes. and then you get the juices from the vegetables, the juices from the fish, all kind of married together. >> unbelievably healthy, obviously. >> very healthy. a little bit of extra virgin olive oil. and then here's our finished dish. >> i want to make sure this cod tastes like the cod i'm used to. >> it's delicious. big, plump, tasty. >> it's great. it's firm, flavorful, real meaty. >> is this one of the recipes in your restaurant? >> this is going to be in my cookbook coming out next year called "school of fish." >> how clever are you? >> how cute is ben? >> thank you, ben. thanks so much. okay, we're ready to have a lot more fun when we get our game on. >> but first, this is "today" on nbc. that's really good, ben.

all right. we have reached the part of the show where we get to play a game. it's called "get your game on"

with two lucky contestants who were plucked off the plaza earlier. >> that's right. sara's going to introduce us to our players. >> we've got brian and jill. and we are playing a game called "phone it in," which is one of my favorites. each of you is matched with your contestant. the contestant needs to call someone using this script. you're going to fill in the blanks. and whoever's the most convincing caller wins. >> yeah, but this is complicated in a way. we didn't realize it. because they happen tore married, which we didn't know when we picked them. they were on opposite ends. they were in marital cahoots. >> we're going to have hoda go first. 30 seconds on the clock. >> okay. >> and go. >> amy, hey, i need your help. i'm at the kathie lee and hoda show. i just ran into the cafe. i need a huge favor. can you please bring me some gloves by 3:00 p.m.? the airplane says so. >> the pilot. >> the airplane.

>> the pilot says so. i need gloves. my hands are freezing. can you please bring me some? >> i'm on the next flight out. >> i'm serious. you'd better get here fast. >> as fast as my legs will carry me. >> you're running. >> i'm running right now. >> i need them by 3:00. >> by 3:00, that might be a little rough. >> disappointing on levels that i -- >> brian's caller, i think, is his mother. >> okay. >> okay. so kathie lee, are you ready? >> i'm ready. >> 30 seconds on the clock. >> mom, hey, it's brian. i need -- i need -- be quiet for a second. i need your help. i'm at the kathie lee and hoda show. i just ran into -- matt lauer. brad pitt. i need a huge favor. can you bring me a phone by 3:00 p.m. today? i need a phone by 3:00 p.m.

today. the bus says so. >> the bus driver. >> the bus driver says so. >> i can't get there by 3:00. it's past 3:00. no, it's not. >> no, i really need -- i need a phone by 3:00. >> i'm not going to get there by 3:00. where are you at? >> i'm in new york city. i'm at the kathie lee and hoda show. >> wow. >> okay. but how many i going to get there? >> that's for you to figure out. take a bus. the bus driver says he will come and get you. >> i wouldn't get there by 3:00. >> she wouldn't get there by 3:00. >> brad pitt said he would come and get you. >> okay. he can come and get me. >> i think we have a winner. >> and i think it is jill.

>> let's give them both one. they're married. >> coming up next, we have lots of stars. we have chelsea handler, nicole richie, ricky schroeder and lil' jon. >> fashion for spring which they tell us is right around the corner and hollywood buzz. >> have a great weekend. bye, everybody. [ crickets chirping ]

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good morning. thanks for being with us. i'm marla tellez. jon kelley is off today. it is an unusual case. a woman who was kidnapped, able to help investigators find her and her suspected abductor in the north bay. it started in santa rosa overnight and ended in guerneville. the suspect was killed in a struggle with deputies. the latest twist in the strange tale, good morning, christie. >> reporter: good morning to you, marla. a series of texts made the difference and may have saved her life. she was able to keep a cool head. able to text her friend and let her know, hey, i've been kidnapped, put in a car, and also let her friend know the proximate location and the direction she thought they were headed. the woman was rescued after a dramatic chase. the kidnapping suspect shot and killed. we just left thatne